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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰa(H)inúš

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suckle, nurse).

Noun

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*dʰa(H)inúš f

  1. milch cow

Declension

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consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dʰa(H)inúš *dʰa(H)inúā́w *dʰa(H)inúás
vocative *dʰa(H)inú *dʰa(H)inúā́w *dʰa(H)inúás
accusative *dʰa(H)inúám *dʰa(H)inúā́w *dʰa(H)inúás
instrumental *dʰa(H)inúáH *dʰa(H)inúbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m *dʰa(H)inúbʰíš
ablative *dʰa(H)inúás *dʰa(H)inúbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m *dʰa(H)inúbʰyáH
dative *dʰa(H)inúáy *dʰa(H)inúbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m *dʰa(H)inúbʰyáH
genitive *dʰa(H)inúás *dʰa(H)inúáwš *dʰa(H)inúām
locative *dʰa(H)inúí *dʰa(H)inúáwš *dʰa(H)inúsu

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰa(H)inúṣ
    • Sanskrit: धेनु (dhenú) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *da(H)inúš
    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬎 (daēnu)
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (dīnū)
    • Khwarezmian: δy(n) (woman)
    • Middle Persian: [Term?] (/⁠dēnōdag⁠/, female, milk)
  • ? Proto-Turkic: *tāna (see there for further descendants)

References

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  • Scarborough, Matthew (2014) “Grammatical and Etymological Commentary to RV 1.32”, in Humanities Commons[1]