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
- to win; to conquer, to subdue
Ancestry of “jeti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जयति | to conquer, defeat, vanquish, win; to acquire,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́áyati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰáyati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷéy-e-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷey- | to win, to conquer; force |