Where does “*witárHati” come from?

*witárHati (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tárHati, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

Ancestry of “*witárHati”, step by step

*witárHati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian tárHati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniantárHatito cross over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Proto-Indo-Iranian wí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tárHati →