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Where does “विस्सरइ” come from?

विस्सरइ (Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit विस्मरति, from Sanskrit स्मरति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian smárati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Ancestry of “विस्सरइ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविस्मरतिto forget
2Sanskritस्मरतिto remember, recall, recollect; to recite from...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansmáratito remember, recollect
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
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