Proto-Indo-European

*h₁yaǵ-

‘to sacrifice’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-.

11 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-, most familiar first.

• dinner ← dyner ← disner ← *disiūnō ← iēiūnō
• dine ← dynen ← disner ← *disiūnāre ← ieiūnus
• jejunum ← ieiūnus ← *jagjūnos ← *h₁yaǵ-yu-s
• yajna ← यज्ञ ← *Hyaȷ́nás
• jejune ← iēiūnus ← *jagjūnos ← *h₁yaǵ-yu-s
• déjeuné ← déjeuner ← jeûner ← *disieiūnāre ← ieiūnāre
• janeu ← जनेऊ ← 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 ← यज्ञोपवीत ← उपवीत
• jentacular ← iēntāculum ← ieientō ← *jagjentō
• jejunation ← ieiūnātiō ← ieiūnō ← ieiūnus ← *jagjūnos
• yasht ← yšt' ← 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀
• yajnopavita ← यज्ञोपवीत ← उपवीत ← उपव्ये ← यज्ञ

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-