Where does “dʰáyati” come from?
dʰáyati (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁(y)-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Ancestry of “dʰáyati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰáyati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁(y)-e-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |