Where does “वात” come from?

वात (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit वार्त्ता, from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

वात (Old Gujarati): story, matter, affair

Definitions

story, matter, affair

Ancestry of “वात”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	वार्त्ता	news, tidings, story, account of something that...
2	Sanskrit	वृत्ति	method, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
3	Sanskrit	वृत्	to turn, to rotate
4	Proto-Indo-European	wert-	to turn, to rotate
5	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Sanskrit वृत् →