Where does “-वत्” come from?

-वत् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

-वत् (Sanskrit): -ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of

Definitions

  1. -ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of

Ancestry of “-वत्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

Words derived from “-वत्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →