Where does “भक्त” come from?

भक्त (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

भक्त (Sanskrit): distributed, assigned, allotted; engaged in,...

Definitions

  1. distributed, assigned, allotted; engaged in,...

Ancestry of “भक्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaktásdistributed, allotted, assigned; share, lot,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “भक्त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaktás →