Where does “gẓʰítiṣ” come from?
gẓʰítiṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
Ancestry of “gẓʰítiṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰítiš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰítis | decay; destruction; perishing, destruction,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |
Words derived from “gẓʰítiṣ”