Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰawgʰ-

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 *dʰewgʰ- (“to prepare”).^[1]^[2]

Root

*dʰawgʰ-

to milk

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dawźʰ-
- Sanskrit: दुह् (duh, “to milk”)
Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dawgʰ-
- Sanskrit: दुघ् (dugh, “to milk”) (Vedic)

Derived terms

*dʰáwgdʰi ~ *dʰuǰʰánti
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáwgdʰi
  - ⇒ Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dugdʰás
    - Sanskrit: दुग्ध (dugdhá, “milk”)
- Proto-Iranian: *dáwgdi
  - ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *dáwgah

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 66-7
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 747-8

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 66-7

[2] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 747-8

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