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Where does “यजति” come from?

यजति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyáȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyáȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.

यजति (Sanskrit): to worship, adore, honour; to sacrifice, offer,...

Definitions

  1. to worship, adore, honour; to sacrifice, offer,...

Ancestry of “यजति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHyáȷ́ati—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHyáȷ́atito worship, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yaǵ-to sacrifice; to worship
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