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Where does “pisati” come from?

pisati (Pali) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan piṣáti, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pisati (Pali): to crush, grind

Definitions

  1. to crush, grind

Ancestry of “pisati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanpiṣáti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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