Where does “واٹ” come from?
واٹ (Punjabi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Sanskrit वृत्त, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
واٹ (Punjabi): journey, distance
Definitions
- journey, distance
Ancestry of “واٹ”, step by step
واٹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 | road, path, way |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृत्त | Turned, set in motion; Round, rounded, circular;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अन | breath, respiration |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अन् | to breathe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via English Watt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Watt | Watt, a king of Sussex |