Where does “*भाट्ट-” come from?

*भाट्ट- (Prakrit) comes from Vedic Sanskrit *भार्त-, from Sanskrit भृत, from Sanskrit भृ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “*भाट्ट-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vedic Sanskrit*भार्त-—
2Sanskritभृतservant
3Sanskritभृto bear, carry, hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “*भाट्ट-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Sanskrit भृ →Every word from Sanskrit भृत →