Where does “-ता” come from?
-ता (Hindi) comes from Prakrit -𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀢, from Sanskrit -अत्, from Proto-Celtic -ants, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
-ता (Hindi): वीर + API → वीरता; Synonym: -पन
Definitions
- वीर + API → वीरता; Synonym: -पन
Ancestry of “-ता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | -𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀢 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -अत् | ing; ending of the present active participle |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -ants | body part suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |