Where does “प्रियते” come from?

प्रियते (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

प्रियते (Sanskrit): to be busy or active; mostly with prefix

Definitions

  1. to be busy or active; mostly with prefix

Ancestry of “प्रियते”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-यतेsuffix for passive verbs
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Sanskrit -यते →