Where does “लिहति” come from?

लिहति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit लेढि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan láyẓḍʰi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian láyždʰi, from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

लिहति (Sanskrit): to lick, lap, lick at

Definitions

  1. to lick, lap, lick at

Ancestry of “लिहति”, step by step

लिहति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit लेढि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलेढिto taste; to sip; to lick; to lap
2Proto-Indo-Aryanláyẓḍʰi—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianláyždʰi—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléyǵʰtito be licking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Proto-Indo-Aryan lizʰáti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanlizʰáti—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianriȷ́ʰátito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanliǵʰ-é-ti—
4Proto-Indo-European-étiForms

Words derived from “लिहति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian láyždʰi →