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by samatman 1598 days ago
Except this appears to be a mistake! (Read on, it isn't)

If we follow the Sanskrt we get the cognate jaagarti: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/जागर्ति#Sanskrit

Which lists the root as *h₁ger- (“to be awake, to awaken”).

But that root is missing from Wiktionary, which isn't a good sign, but compare:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Eur...

Although tracing this forward I see the obvious derivatives (vajra, vaaja) and it would be peculiar, but not unheard of, for the word to take two mutations.

I'm basically on a random walk at this point, but here's that missing root again https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἐγείρω#Ancient_Greek and I am once again left wondering...

Exitare! Ok. Nope completely different roots. Someone should really write up *h₁ger- it's pretty important...