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
Ancestry of “छुट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षोटयति | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -अयति | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-áyati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |