Where does “स्नेहयति” come from?

स्नेहयति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

स्नेहयति (Sanskrit): to make greasy, moist, unctuous

Definitions

  1. to make greasy, moist, unctuous

Ancestry of “स्नेहयति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अयतिcausative suffix
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*-áyati—
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Sanskrit -अयति →
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