Where does “वेश्यावृत्ति” come from?
वेश्यावृत्ति (Hindi) comes from Hindi वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
वेश्यावृत्ति (Hindi): prostitution
Ancestry of “वेश्यावृत्ति”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वृत्ति | instinct, habit, fundamental behavior;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृत्ति | method, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate; * अनुवर्तते
चक्रवर्तिन्
... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |