Where does “issati” come from?

issati (Pali) comes from Pali issā, from Sanskrit ऋक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

issati (Pali): to envy

Definitions

  1. to envy

Ancestry of “issati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliissājealousy
2Sanskritऋक्षa bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"
3Proto-Indo-AryanHŕ̥ṭṣasbear
4Proto-Indo-IranianHŕ̥ćšasbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas →