Where does “šʾ(d)yt'” come from?
šʾ(d)yt' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
šʾ(d)yt' (Middle Persian): one can, it is possible
Ancestry of “šʾ(d)yt'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “šʾ(d)yt'”