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Where does “wáHyati” come from?

wáHyati (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáHyati, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁y-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Ancestry of “wáHyati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianwáHyatito weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁y-e-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “wáHyati”

  • वयति
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