Where does “źʰánti” come from?

źʰánti (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰánti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “źʰánti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰántito strike, slay, kill
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntito be striking down, killing, slaying
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “źʰánti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti →