Where does “अति” come from?

अति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

अति (Sanskrit): over-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very

Definitions

  1. over-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very

Ancestry of “अति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanáti—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianátiover
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “अति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →
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