दिति

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • distributing, dividing, splitting, cutting
  • (figuratively) liberality

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dítiṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dítiš inherited from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis (the act of giving).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*déh₃tis

Gloss

the act of giving

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