Where does “द्यति” come from?
द्यति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dyáti, from Proto-Indo-European dh₁-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
द्यति (Sanskrit): to bind
Ancestry of “द्यति”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dyáti | to bind |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₁-yé-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |