Where does “ਵਰਤ” come from?

ਵਰਤ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit व्रत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ਵਰਤ (Punjabi): fast (abstinence from food)

Definitions

  1. fast (abstinence from food)

Ancestry of “ਵਰਤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्रतwill; command; law
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwratám—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwratám—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám →