Where does “वक्तव्य” come from?

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

वक्तव्य (Sanskrit): to be spoken, said, addressed

Definitions

  1. to be spoken, said, addressed

Ancestry of “वक्तव्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-तव्यforms the future passive participle
2Sanskrit-यsuffix denoting state or origin
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “वक्तव्य

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Sanskrit -यEvery word from Sanskrit -तव्य
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