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

Definitions

  1. prostitution

Ancestry of “वेश्यावृत्ति”, step by step

वेश्यावृत्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi वृत्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवृत्तिinstinct, habit, fundamental behavior;...
2Sanskritवृत्तिmethod, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
3Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Hindi वेश्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवेश्याprostitute
2Sanskritवेश्याprostitute
3Sanskritवशwill, wish, desire; authority, power, control,...
4Sanskritवश्to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Sanskrit वृत् →