Where does “Hmáyźʰati” come from?
Hmáyźʰati (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmáyȷ́ʰati, from Proto-Indo-European h₃méyǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.
Ancestry of “Hmáyźʰati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hmáyȷ́ʰati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃méyǵʰeti | to be urinating |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meyǵʰ- | to urinate |