Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/deh₂y-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Extension of *deh₂- (“to share, divide”).

Root

*deh₂y-

1. to share, divide

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deh₂y- (3 c, 0 e)

• *deh₂i-t-s
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δαίς (daís)
• *deh₂i-ti-s
• *deh₂i-tu-s
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δαιτύς (daitús)
• *deh₂i-tu-mō
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δαιτυμών (daitumṓn)
• *deh₂i-tro-
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δαιτρός (daitrós), δαιτρόν (daitrón)
• *déh₂i-mō ~ *dh₂i-m̥n-és
  • Proto-Germanic: *tīmô (see there for further descendants)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δαίμων (daímōn)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Germanic:
    • Proto-Germanic: *tilą
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δαΐζω (daḯzō)
    • Ancient Greek: δαίνῡμι (daínūmi)
    • Ancient Greek: δαίω (daíō, “to share”)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Iranian:
      • Northern Kurdish: dem (“time”)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *daHi-
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *daHi-
    • Sanskrit: दय् (day), e.g. ⇒ दया (dayā)