Where does “toolíi” come from?

toolíi (Palula) comes from Sanskrit तोलयति, from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

toolíi (Palula): to weigh, measure

Definitions

  1. to weigh, measure

Ancestry of “toolíi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतोलयतिto lift up, raise
2Sanskrit-अयतिcausative suffix
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*-áyati—
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Sanskrit -अयति →