Where does “-ਵਾਦ” come from?

-ਵਾਦ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit वाद, from Sanskrit वद्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.

-ਵਾਦ (Punjabi): ism; added to nouns to form masculine terms for ideologies or philosophies

Definitions

  1. ism; added to nouns to form masculine terms for ideologies or philosophies

Ancestry of “-ਵਾਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवादspeaking, saying; making sound, playing an...
2Sanskritवद्to speak; API 10 U
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂wedH-—

Words derived from “-ਵਾਦ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH- →Every word from Sanskrit वद् →Every word from Sanskrit वाद →