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Where does “ćámati” come from?

ćámati (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čámati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷém-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷem- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “ćámati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniančámati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷém-e-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷem-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “ćámati”

  • चमति
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