The story
- Sanskrit · borrowed fromव्यञ्जनभक्ति
- English todayvyanjanabhakti
Coined as the counterpart to svarabhakti, from Sanskrit व्यञ्जनभक्ति (vyañjanabhakti), compound of व्यञ्जन (vyañjana, “consonant”) + भक्ति (bhakti).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.