Where does “ਸ਼ਾਂਤ” come from?
ਸ਼ਾਂਤ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit शान्त, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
ਸ਼ਾਂਤ (Punjabi): quiet, peaceful
Ancestry of “ਸ਼ਾਂਤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शान्त | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -त | -ed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |