Where does “*dr̥ti-” come from?
*dr̥ti- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.
Ancestry of “*dr̥ti-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰṛ-to- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |