Where does “tyāgás” come from?

tyāgás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tyāgás, from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- — to leave alone, give up; to retreat.

Ancestry of “tyāgás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantyāgás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantyegʷ-to leave alone, give up; to retreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tyāgás →
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