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Where does “ओषति” come from?

ओषति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éws-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

ओषति (Sanskrit): to burn, burn down; to punish, chastise

Definitions

  1. to burn, burn down; to punish, chastise

Ancestry of “ओषति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHáwṣati—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáwšati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éws-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn
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