Where does “wámati” come from?
wámati (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wámati, from Proto-Indo-European wémh₁-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
Ancestry of “wámati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wámati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wémh₁-e-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |