Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dáwxšati

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwkšati, from Proto-Indo-European *déwk-s-eti, from *dewk- (“to pull, draw”) +‎ *-seti (primary verb suffix). Meaning influenced by Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwgdʰi (“to milk”).

Verb

*dáwxšati^[1]

to suckle, suck
to milk

Inflection

Root thematic present
Sing.	3rd	*dáwxšati
Plur.	3rd	*dáwxšanti
Active voice
		Indicative	Imperfect	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
Sing.	1st	*dáwxšaH(mi)	*dáwxšam	—	*dáwxšaH(ni)	*dáwxšayam
	2nd	*dáwxšahi	*dáwxšah	*dáwxša	*dáwxšaHah(i)	*dáwxšayš
	3rd	*dáwxšati	*dáwxšat	*dáwxšatu	*dáwxšaHat(i)	*dáwxšayt
Dual	1st	?	?	—	?	?
	2nd	*dáwxšaθHah	?	*dáwxšaθHam	?	?
	3rd	*dáwxšatah	*dáwxšatam	*dáwxšatām	*dáwxšaHtah	?
Plur.	1st	*dáwxšāmah(i)	*dáwxšāma	—	*dáwxšaHama	*dáwxšayma
	2nd	*dáwxšaθHa	*dáwxšata	*dáwxšata	*dáwxšaHθaHa	*dáwxšayta
	3rd	*dáwxšanti	*dáwxšantu	*dáwxšantu	*dáwxšaHant(i)	*dáwxšayant
Participle		*dáwxšāh
Mediopassive voice
		Indicative	Imperfect	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
Sing.	1st	*dáwxšay	*dáwxšay	—	*dáwxšaHi	*dáwxšaya
	2nd	*dáwxšahay	*dáwxšaha	*dáwxšahwa	*dáwxšaHahay	*dáwxšayša
	3rd	*dáwxšatay	*dáwxšata	*dáwxšatām	*dáwxšaHatay	*dáwxšayta
Dual	1st	?	?	—	?	?
	2nd	*dáwxšayθHay	?	?	?	?
	3rd	*dáwxšaytay	*dáwxšaytam	?	?	*dáwxšayātam
Plur.	1st	*dáwxšāmaday	*dáwxšāmadi	—	*dáwxšaHāmaday	*dáwxšaymadi
	2nd	*dáwxšadway	*dáwxšadwam	*dáwxšaydwam	*dáwxšaHadway	*dáwxšaydwam
	3rd	dáwxšantay, -aray	*dáwxšanta	*dáwxšantām	dáwxšaHantay, -aHaram	*dáwxšayanta
Participle		*dáwxšaHnah

Derived terms

*patidáwxšati
- Shahmirzadi: [script needed] (bedoštan)
- Proto-Komisenian:
  - Lasgerdi: [script needed] (bedūšāōn)
  - Sangisari: [script needed] (bedūš)
  - Sorkhei: [script needed] (bedūšton)
- Semnani: [script needed] (bedūšiyon)

Descendants

Northeastern Iranian:
- Khwarezmian: [script needed] (čx-) (< *ati-dáwxšati)
- Sogdian: [script needed] (ẟwš’nt)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Sanglechi–Ishkashimi:
  - Sanglechi: dēš-
  - Ishkashimi: [script needed] (dēš-)
- Pashto: لوشل (lwašë́l, lwëšë́l)
- Yidgha: [script needed] (cəx- /⁠coxt⁠/), [script needed] (coxt) (< *ati-dáwxšati)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: دوشگ (dóšag)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: دۆشین (doşîn)
  
  Northern Kurdish: dotin
  
  Southern Kurdish: دووشین (dûşîn), دووشان (dûşan)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian:
  - Gilaki: [script needed] (dūštan)
  - Old Median: *δawxšati
    - Middle Median: *dōšad
      - Kermanic:
        Abuzeydabadi: [script needed] (dūšē)
        Abyanehi: [script needed] (dūše)
        Ardestani: [script needed] (doš-)
        Jowshaqani: [script needed] (dōtan)
        Khunsari: [script needed] (dūš-)
        Nayini:
        Anaraki: [script needed] (doša)
        Natanzi: [script needed] (doša)
        Qohrudi: [script needed] (dūše)
        Tari: [script needed] (dūša)
        Varzenehi: [script needed] (doš-)
      - Talysh: [script needed] (dūšu)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: دۆشای (dɔšāy), دۆشتەی (dɔštay)
    - Zazaki: ditiš
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dwšynd /⁠dōšēnd⁠/)
  - Classical Persian: دوختن (dôxtan), دوشیدن (dōšīdan)

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*dauxš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 69-70

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*dauxš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 69-70

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