Comparative evidence

i̯et

• OInd. yat- 'stretch' (Whitney 1885: 129); 'place in order', 'marshal', 'join', 'connect'; 'keep pace', 'be in line', 'rival', 'vie' (with); 'join', 'associate' (with), 'march', 'fly' (together or in line); 'conform', 'comply' (with); 'meet', 'encounter' (in battle); 'seek to join one's self' (with), 'make for', 'tend' (towards); 'endeavour to reach', 'strive' (after), 'be eager', 'be anxious' (for); 'exert one's self', 'take pains', 'endeavour', 'make effort', 'persevere', 'be cautious', 'be watchful';  'be prepared' (for) (MW: 840)

• OInd. yat- 'going', 'moving' (MW: 840)

References

MW = Monier-Williams, M. 1899. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon Press.
Whitney 1885 = Whitney W. D. 1885. The roots, verb forms and primary derivatives of the Sanskrit language. A supplement to his Sanskrit grammar. Leipzig.