Where does “सताना” come from?

सताना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit संतापयति, from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

सताना (Hindi): to annoy, bother, irritate; to harass, torment

Definitions

  1. to annoy, bother, irritate; to harass, torment

Ancestry of “सताना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺
2Sanskritसंतापयतिto inflame, cause to heat; to torment
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 -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Sanskrit -अयति