Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dáHnam

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 *déh₃nom.

    Noun

    *dáHnam n[1]

    1. gift

    Declension

    neuter a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *dáHnam *dáHnay *dáHnaH
    vocative *dáHnam *dáHnay *dáHnaH
    accusative *dáHnam *dáHnay *dáHnaH
    instrumental *dáHnaH *dáHnaybʰyā(m) *dáHnāyš
    ablative *dáHnāt *dáHnaybʰyā(m) *dáHnaybʰyas
    dative *dáHnāy *dáHnaybʰyā(m) *dáHnaybʰyas
    genitive *dáHnasya *dáHnayās *dáHnānaHam
    locative *dáHnay *dáHnayaw *dáHnayšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáHnam
      • Sanskrit: दान (dā́na) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *dáHnam
      • Avestan: *𐬛𐬁𐬥𐬀 (*dāna) (in personal names)

    References

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