𑂦𑂰𑂁𑂞𑂲

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti)

Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti)

Apabhramsa भंति (bhaṃti)

Old Awadhi 𑂦𑂰𑂁𑂞𑂲 (bhāṃtī)

Inherited from Apabhramsa भंति (bhaṃti) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti), from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti). Doublet of 𑂦𑂍𑂹𑂞𑂱 (bhakti).

Noun

𑂦𑂰𑂁𑂞𑂲 (bhāṃtī) f (Devanagari भांती)

1. way, manner

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 530