Where does “त्याग” come from?

त्याग (Sanskrit) comes from Indo-Iranian *tyāgás, from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- — to leave alone, give up; to retreat.

त्याग (Sanskrit): abandonment; sacrifice; renunciation

Definitions

  1. abandonment; sacrifice; renunciation

Ancestry of “त्याग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*tyāgás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantyegʷ-to leave alone, give up; to retreat

Words derived from “त्याग”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *tyāgás →