Where does “زینُن” come from?

زینُن (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit जयति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́áyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéy-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

زینُن (Kashmiri): to win

Definitions

  1. to win

Ancestry of “زینُن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजयतिto conquer, defeat, vanquish, win; to acquire,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́áyati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianǰáyatito win, conquer
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéy-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷéy-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyati →