Where does “*-áyati” come from?
*-áyati (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “*-áyati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |