Where does “उपवीत” come from?

उपवीत (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

उपवीत (Sanskrit): the sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by the three twice-born classes

Definitions

  1. the sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by the three twice-born classes

Ancestry of “उपवीत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-इतforms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with
2Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “उपवीत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -इत →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás →