Where does “गिरति” come from?
गिरति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Háti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
गिरति (Sanskrit): to swallow, devour, eat
Definitions
- to swallow, devour, eat
Ancestry of “गिरति”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Háti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥h₃-é-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |