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Where does “*ȷ́ānáHti” come from?

*ȷ́ānáHti (Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “*ȷ́ānáHti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →