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Where does “dáygdʰi” come from?

dáygdʰi (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáygdʰi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéyǵʰ-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Ancestry of “dáygdʰi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáygdʰi—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéyǵʰ-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “dáygdʰi”

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