Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dáHnam

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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

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From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom.

Noun

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*dáHnam n[1]

  1. gift

Declension

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neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dáHnam *dáHnay *dáHnaH
vocative *dáHnam *dáHnay *dáHnaH
accusative *dáHnam *dáHnay *dáHnaH
instrumental *dáHnā *dáHnaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *dáHnāyš
ablative *dáHnāt *dáHnaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *dáHnaybʰyas
dative *dáHnāy *dáHnaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *dáHnaybʰyas
genitive *dáHnasya *dáHnayās *dáHnāna(H)m
locative *dáHnay *dáHnayaw *dáHnayšu
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáHnam
    • Sanskrit: दान (dā́na) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *dáHnam

References

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