Given name · Hindi
भक्ति
भक्ति (bhakti) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Bhakti.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
भक्ति comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Sanskrit भक्ति, from Sanskrit भज्, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-.
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भक्ति’s family of names
In Hindi usage, भक्ति shares an earlier linguistic root with भाँति. In Hindi usage, भक्ति can be written in the Roman alphabet as BHAKTI.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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