-वत्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-वत् (-vát)

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

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 915
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