Where does “dzīt” come from?

dzīt (Latvian) comes from Livonian ajjõ, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

dzīt (Latvian): to lead, to drive; to push, to pull, so as to...

Definitions

  1. to lead, to drive; to push, to pull, so as to...

Ancestry of “dzīt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianajjõto drive, lead
2Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
3Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “dzīt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →