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Where does “ਭਗਤ” come from?

ਭਗਤ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit भक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

Ancestry of “ਭਗਤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभक्तdistributed, assigned, allotted; engaged in,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaktásdistributed, allotted, assigned; share, lot,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “ਭਗਤ”

  • bhagat
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