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Where does “दृणाति” come from?

दृणाति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥-néH-ti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

दृणाति (Sanskrit): to tear, rend, rip; to split open, divide, break;...

Definitions

  1. to tear, rend, rip; to split open, divide, break;...

Ancestry of “दृणाति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryandr̥náHti—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥náHti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥-néH-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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