Where does “*auti” come from?

*auti (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

*auti (Proto-Italic): either, or

Definitions

  1. either, or

Ancestry of “*auti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewtion the other hand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “*auti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti