Where does “बित्ता” come from?
बित्ता (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वितस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wítastiš — span.
बित्ता (Hindi): a handspan
Ancestry of “बित्ता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वितस्ति | a particular measure of length, defined as the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wítastiš | span |