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Where does “ದಹಿಸು” come from?

ದಹಿಸು (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit दहति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáǰʰati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

ದಹಿಸು (Kannada): to burn, scorch; to cremate

Definitions

  1. to burn, scorch; to cremate

Ancestry of “ದಹಿಸು”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदहतिto burn, consume by fire, scorch roast; to...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáǰʰatito burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning
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