Where does “फाँसना” come from?

फाँसना (Hindi) comes 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.

Ancestry of “फाँसना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्पाशयतिto cause to be bound
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

Words derived from “फाँसना

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Sanskrit -अयति