Where does “jeti” come from?

jeti (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जयति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́áyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéy-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

jeti (Pali): to win; to conquer, to subdue

Definitions

  1. to win; to conquer, to subdue

Ancestry of “jeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजयतिto conquer, defeat, vanquish, win; to acquire,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́áyati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianǰáyatito win, conquer
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéy-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force

Words derived from “jeti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷéy-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyati →