Where does “ਵਾਸਤਵ” come from?

ਵਾਸਤਵ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit वास्तव, from Sanskrit वस्तु, from Sanskrit वास्तु॑.

ਵਾਸਤਵ (Punjabi): essential, genuine, real

Definitions

  1. essential, genuine, real

Ancestry of “ਵਾਸਤਵ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवास्तवsubstantial, real, true, genuine, being anything in the true sense of the word
2Sanskritवस्तुa thing; any really existing or abiding substance...
3Sanskritवास्तु॑—
Every word from Sanskrit वास्तु॑ →Every word from Sanskrit वस्तु →Every word from Sanskrit वास्तव →
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