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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vedic Sanskrit | *भार्त- | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भृत | servant |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भृ | to bear, carry, hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |