Where does “ਵਰਤਣਾ” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “ਵਰਤਣਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवर्ततेto turn, to roll; to be, to exist
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwártatay—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwártatay—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wártatay →