Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰáwgdʰi

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰti (“to be productive”).

Verb

*dʰáwgdʰi ~ *duȷ́ʰánti

1. to milk

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáwgdʰi ~ *duźʰánti
  • Sanskrit: दोग्धि (dógdhi, 3sg.act.) ~ दुहन्ति (duhánti, 3pl.act.)
  • ⇒ Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dugdʰás
    • Sanskrit: दुग्ध (dugdhá, “milk”)
• Proto-Iranian: *dáwgdi (see there for further descendants)

References

• Cheung, Johnny (2007) “dauč¹ (*dauǰ ?)”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN