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Where does “Yathi” come from?

Yathi (English) comes from Sanskrit यति, from Sanskrit यत्, from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

Ancestry of “Yathi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयतिa disposer; ‘a striver’, an ascetic, devotee, one...
2Sanskritयत्to place in order, marshal, join, connect; to...
3Old Turkicyat-to bend, incline; to lie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly
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