Where does “-ਵਾਂ” come from?

-ਵਾਂ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit -तव्य, from Sanskrit -य, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-ਵਾਂ (Punjabi): Deverbal suffix, added to a verb root to form adjectives describing something prone to, purposed for, described by or characterized by the verb action)

Definitions

Deverbal suffix, added to a verb root to form adjectives describing something prone to, purposed for, described by or characterized by the verb action)

Ancestry of “-ਵਾਂ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	-तव्य	forms the future passive participle
2	Sanskrit	-य	suffix denoting state or origin
3	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Sanskrit -य →Every word from Sanskrit -तव्य →