Where does “यज्ञोपवीत” come from?
यज्ञोपवीत (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit उपवीत, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
यज्ञोपवीत (Sanskrit): the sacred thread worn by boys and men of the...
Definitions
- the sacred thread worn by boys and men of the...
Ancestry of “यज्ञोपवीत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उपवीत | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -इत | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “यज्ञोपवीत”