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Where does “wártatay” come from?

wártatay (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wártatay, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wártatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwártatay—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wártatay”

  • वर्तते
  • 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺
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