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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵyétito be working, to be at work
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “*wurkijaną”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti →
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