Where does “व्रत” come from?

व्रत (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

व्रत (Sanskrit): will; command; law

Definitions

  1. will; command; law

Ancestry of “व्रत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanwratám—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwratám—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “व्रत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám →