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Where does “त्यजति” come from?

त्यजति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan tyáȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tyáǰati, from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- — to leave alone, give up; to retreat.

त्यजति (Sanskrit): to leave; to abandon

Definitions

  1. to leave; to abandon

Ancestry of “त्यजति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryantyáȷ́ati—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantyáǰati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantyegʷ-to leave alone, give up; to retreat

Words derived from “त्यजति”

  • cajati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- →