Where does “तोलना” come from?

तोलना (Old Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇, from Sanskrit तोलयति, from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

तोलना (Old Hindi): to balance, poise, weigh

Definitions

  1. to balance, poise, weigh

Ancestry of “तोलना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇to weigh
2Sanskritतोलयतिto lift up, raise
3Sanskrit-अयतिcausative suffix
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-áyati—
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Sanskrit -अयति →