Reconstruction:Proto-Sarmatian/Δānāfr

This Proto-Sarmatian 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-Sarmatian

Etymology

From *δān (“river, water”) +‎ *āfr (“deep”).[1][2]

Noun

*Δānāfr m

  1. Dnieper (a river in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)

Derived terms

  • → Ancient Greek: Δάναπρις (Dánapris) [5th c. CE]
  • → Proto-Slavic: *Dъněprъ (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2002), Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 41
  2. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 315
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