Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/daH-

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 *deh₃-.

Root

*daH-

1. give

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *daH-
  • Sanskrit: दा (dā)
• Proto-Iranian: *daH-

Derived terms

• *dá-dah-ti (athematic reduplicated present)
• *dáH-nam (“gift”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáHnam
    • Sanskrit: दान (dāna)
• *dáH-tā (“giver”)
• *dáH-tiš (“giving”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dítiṣ (from zero-grade?)
    • Sanskrit: दिति (díti)
• *dítsati (desiderative)?
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dítsati
    • Sanskrit: दित्सति (dítsati)