Where does “*wurkijaną” come from?
*wurkijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “*wurkijaną”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥ǵyéti | to be working, to be at work |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 4 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |