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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáyati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁(y)-e-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “dʰáyati”

  • ธิดา
  • धयति
  • धीता
  • dhītā
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