Where does “disati” come from?
disati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दिशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan diśáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dićáti, from Proto-Indo-European diḱ-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
disati (Pali): to point out, to show
Ancestry of “disati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दिशति | to point out, show, exhibit; to produce, bring... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | diśáti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dićáti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | diḱ-é-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |