Where does “छुट” come from?

छुट (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit क्षोटयति, from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

छुट (Hindi): small, minor, lesser

Definitions

  1. small, minor, lesser

Ancestry of “छुट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षोटयतिto throw, cast
2Sanskrit-अयतिcausative suffix
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*-áyati—
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Sanskrit -अयति →