Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/deh₂-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-European

Root

*deh₂-

1. to share, divide

Extensions

• *deh₂-i- (“to share, divide”)
• *deh₂-p- (“to sacrifice; to lose”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deh₂- (5 c, 0 e)

• *dh₂yétor
  • Proto-Albanian: *daja
    • Albanian: daj
  • Proto-Hellenic: *dayomai
    • Ancient Greek: δαίομαι (daíomai)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dáyatay
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáyatay
      • Sanskrit: दयते (dáyate)
• *deh₂mos
  • Proto-Hellenic: *dā́mos
    • Ancient Greek: δῆμος (dêmos) (see there for further descendants)
• *deh₂lom
  • Proto-Celtic: *dālom (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations

• Sanskrit: दया (dayā)
• >? Northern Kurdish: dêman (“inhabitant”)