Where does “वाट” come from?
वाट (Old Marathi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Sanskrit वृत्त, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
Ancestry of “वाट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 | road, path, way |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृत्त | Turned, set in motion; Round, rounded, circular;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate; * अनुवर्तते
चक्रवर्तिन्
... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अन | breath, respiration |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अन् | to breathe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |