Where does “వ్రతము” come from?

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

వ్రతము (Telugu): A vow

Definitions

  1. A vow

Ancestry of “వ్రతము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्रतwill; command; law
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwratám—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwratám—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám →
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