Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-yéti (denominative suffix).

Suffix edit

-यति (-yáti)

  1. forms denominative verbs
    शिथिल (śithila, loose) + ‎-यति (-yati) → ‎शिथिलयति (śithilayati, makes loose)
    चोर (cora, thief) + ‎-यति (-yati) → ‎चोरयति (corayati, steals)
Usage notes edit

While the Vedic accent is generally on the suffix, it can also shift to previous syllable: for example अर्थयति (artháyati) from अर्थ (ártha), coinciding formally with a causative and traditionally interpreted as a class 10 verb (अर्थ् (arth) + -अयति (-áyati)).

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Merger of Proto-Indo-European *(∅)-y-éti and Proto-Indo-European *(é)-yeti.

Suffix edit

-यति (-yati)

  1. forms class 4 verbs
    नह् (nah) + ‎-यति (-yati) → ‎नह्यति (nahyati)