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

  1. to be trapped, stuck, captured; to be embroiled...

Ancestry of “फँसना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफाँसना—
2Sanskritस्पाशयतिto cause to be bound
3Sanskrit-अयतिcausative suffix
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-áyati—
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-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 →