Where does “-vant” come from?

-vant (Pali) comes from Sanskrit -वत्, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

-vant (Pali): Abounding in thing identified by the noun the...

Definitions

  1. Abounding in thing identified by the noun the...

Ancestry of “-vant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-वत्-ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of
2Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

Words derived from “-vant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Sanskrit -वत् →