Where does “వృత్తి” come from?

వృత్తి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

వృత్తి (Telugu): profession, occupation, vocation, calling, business, employment, livelihood, means of subsistence

Definitions

  1. profession, occupation, vocation, calling, business, employment, livelihood, means of subsistence

Ancestry of “వృత్తి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृत्तिmethod, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
2Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Sanskrit वृत् →