Where does “-यते” come from?

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

-यते (Sanskrit): suffix for passive verbs

Definitions

  1. suffix for passive verbs

Ancestry of “-यते”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-यते”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →