Where does “bakti” come from?

bakti (Maranao) comes from Malay bakti, from English bhakti, from Sanskrit भक्ति, from Sanskrit -ति, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

bakti (Maranao): faithful, loyal

Definitions

  1. faithful, loyal

Ancestry of “bakti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybaktidevotion; dedication; reverence
2Englishbhaktidevotion to God
3Sanskritभक्तिdistribution, partition, separation; division,...
4Sanskrit-ति-ness
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis
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