Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰúgʰHtā

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

Reconstruction

Lubotsky says both *dʰugʰdʰā and *dʰúǰʰitr- existed, forming a single paradigm.

Etymology

From earlier *dʰúgHtār, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Noun

*dʰúgʰHtā or dʰúǰʰitā f (stem *dʰugʰdʰar- or *dʰúǰʰitr-)

1. daughter

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dúźʰitā < *dʰúǰʰitā
  • Sanskrit: दुहितृ (dúhitṛ)
    • Dardic:
      • Kalasha: čhu
    • Gandhari: 𐨢𐨁𐨡 (dhida)
    • Niya Prakrit: 𐨢𐨁𐨟𐨂 (dhitu)
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Sinhalese: දුව (duwa)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: জী (zi), ঝীয়া (zhia), জীয় (zio)
      • Bengali: ঝি (jhi)
      • Odia: ଝିଅ (jhia)
      • Rohingya: zí
      • Sylheti: ꠏꠤ (zí)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā)
      • Konkani: धूव (dhūv)
      • Old Marathi: 𑘠𑘳𑘪𑘰 (dhuvā)
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Old Punjabi: ਧੀਅ (dhīa)
          • Punjabi: dhī

            Gurmukhi script: ਧੀ

            Shahmukhi script: دھی

    • Pali: duhitā, dhītar, dhītā
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀥𑀻𑀤𑀸 (dhīdā)
      • Hindi: धिया (dhiyā)
      • Kachchi: ધી (dhī)
    • → Bengali: দুহিতা (duhita)
    • → Hindi: दुहितृ (duhitŕ)
    • → Telugu: దుహిత (duhita)
    • → Malayalam: ദുഹിതാ (duhitā)
    • → Kannada: ದುಹಿತೆ (duhite)
• Proto-Iranian: *dugdā < *dʰugʰdʰā