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Where does “láyẓḍʰi” come from?

láyẓḍʰi (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian láyždʰi, from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

Ancestry of “láyẓḍʰi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianláyždʰi—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanléyǵʰtito be licking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “láyẓḍʰi”

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