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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dáHtram

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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

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Etymology 1

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From *daH- (to cut, mow, root) +‎ *tram (suffix denoting an instrument). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-.

Noun

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*dáHtram n [1]

  1. a sickle, scythe
Inflection
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neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dáHtram *dáHtray *dáHtraH
vocative *dáHtram *dáHtray *dáHtraH
accusative *dáHtram *dáHtray *dáHtraH
instrumental *dáHtraH *dáHtraybʰyā(m) *dáHtrāyš
ablative *dáHtrāt *dáHtraybʰyā(m) *dáHtraybʰyas
dative *dáHtrāy *dáHtraybʰyā(m) *dáHtraybʰyas
genitive *dáHtrasya *dáHtrayās *dáHtrānaHam
locative *dáHtray *dáHtrayaw *dáHtrayšu
Descendants
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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáHtram
  • Proto-Iranian: *dáHθram (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Nuristani:

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “dā́tra”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

Further reading

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  • Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012), “The Iranian Reflexes of Proto-Iranian *ns”, in Orientalia Suecana[2], volume 61, page 139

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃-trom, from *deh₃- (to give).

Noun

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*dáHtram n [1]

  1. a gift, offering
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “dātrá”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Holopainen, Sampsa (2019), Indo-Iranian borrowings in Uralic: Critical overview of sound substitutions and distribution criterion[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN, pages 271–272