Where does “ਗੁਆਉਣਾ” come from?

ਗੁਆਉਣਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit गम्यते, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ਗੁਆਉਣਾ (Punjabi): to lose

Definitions

  1. to lose

Ancestry of “ਗੁਆਉਣਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगम्यते—
2Sanskrit-यतेsuffix for passive verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Sanskrit -यते →