Where does “gẓʰitás” come from?
gẓʰitás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰitás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰi-tós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
Ancestry of “gẓʰitás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gžʰitás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰi-tós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |