Where does “फँसना” come from?
फँसना (Hindi) comes from Hindi फाँसना, from Sanskrit स्पाशयति, from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
फँसना (Hindi): to be trapped, stuck, captured; to be embroiled...
Definitions
- to be trapped, stuck, captured; to be embroiled...
Ancestry of “फँसना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | फाँसना | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्पाशयति | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अयति | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-áyati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |