Where does “vatta” come from?

vatta (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वृत्त, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

vatta (Pali): duty; service; function

Definitions

  1. duty; service; function

Ancestry of “vatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृत्तTurned, set in motion; Round, rounded, circular;...
2Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
3Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
4Sanskritअन्to breathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “vatta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Sanskrit अन् →Every word from Sanskrit अन →