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Where does “nāśáyati” come from?

nāśáyati (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian nāćáyati, from Proto-Indo-European noḱ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

Ancestry of “nāśáyati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannāćáyati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱ-éye-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “nāśáyati”

  • नाशयति
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