Where does “y-a-tu-u” come from?

y-a-tu-u (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian yaHtúš, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁-tú-s, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁- — do, make, act vigorously; to do, make, act...

Ancestry of “y-a-tu-u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianyaHtúšsorcery, witchcraft, black-magic
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁-tú-ssorcery
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁-do, make, act vigorously; to do, make, act...

Words derived from “y-a-tu-u

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁-tú-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yaHtúš