Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/daHiwā́

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 *dayh₂wḗr.

Noun

*daHiwā́ m

1. husband's brother

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *da(H)iwā́
  • Sanskrit: देवृ (devṛ́) (nom. sg. देवा (devā́)), देवर (devará)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Marathi: दीर (dīr)
      • Konkani: देर (der)
    • Pali: devara
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara)
      • Gujarati: દેવર (devar)
      • Hindi: देवर (devar)
      • Nepali: देवर (dewar)
      • Punjabi: ਦੇਵਰ (devar)
• Proto-Iranian: *θHaywā́ (< metathesized *dHaywā́)
  • Northern Kurdish: tî
  • Ossetian: тиу (tiw), теу (tew)
  • Parachi: hīwar
  • Pashto: لېور (lewár)
  • Yagnobi: сеԝир (sewir), сиԝир (siwir)