Where does “चमति” come from?

चमति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćámati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čámati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷém-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷem- — to swallow; swallow.

चमति (Sanskrit): to sip, drink; to eat, swallow

Definitions

  1. to sip, drink; to eat, swallow

Ancestry of “चमति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanćámati—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančámati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷém-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷem-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷém-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čámati →