Where does “భక్తి” come from?

భక్తి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit भक्ति, from Sanskrit -ति, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

భక్తి (Telugu): attachment, devotion, reverence, piety, loyalty;...

Definitions

  1. attachment, devotion, reverence, piety, loyalty;...

Ancestry of “భక్తి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभक्तिdistribution, partition, separation; division,...
2Sanskrit-ति-ness
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “భక్తి”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Sanskrit -ति →Every word from Sanskrit भक्ति →