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Where does “spárdʰatay” come from?

spárdʰatay (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European spérdʰ-e-tor, from Proto-Indo-European sperdʰ- — to compete, contest, struggle.

Ancestry of “spárdʰatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspérdʰ-e-torto compete, contest
2Proto-Indo-Europeansperdʰ-to compete, contest, struggle

Words derived from “spárdʰatay”

  • स्पर्धते
  • spárdʰatay
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