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Where does “spáćyati” come from?

spáćyati (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “spáćyati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spáćyati”

  • पश्यति
  • passati
  • (s)páśyati
  • पश्योनॊ
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