Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déh₂nu

This Proto-Indo-European 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-European

Noun

*déh₂nu n^[1]

river^[2]
river goddess

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*déh₂nu
genitive	*deh₂n̥wés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*déh₂nu	*déh₂n̥wih₁	*déh₂nuh₂
vocative	*déh₂nu	*déh₂n̥wih₁	*déh₂nuh₂
accusative	*déh₂nu	*déh₂n̥wih₁	*déh₂nuh₂
genitive	*deh₂n̥wés	*?	*deh₂n̥wóHom
ablative	*deh₂n̥wés	*?	deh₂numós, deh₂nubʰós
dative	*deh₂n̥wéy	*?	deh₂numós, deh₂nubʰós
locative	déh₂nu, déh₂n̥wi	*?	*deh₂nusú
instrumental	*deh₂n̥wéh₁	*?	deh₂numís, deh₂nubʰís

Derived terms

*deh₂new-yos
- Proto-Celtic: *Dānowyos^[3]
  - Welsh: Donwy
  - → Ancient Greek: Δανούιος (Danoúios), Δανούβιος (Danoúbios)
  - → Latin: Dānuvius, Dānubius (see there for further descendants)
  - → Proto-Germanic: *Dōnawjaz (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

Proto-Celtic: *Dānu^[3]
- Irish: Dana
- Welsh: Dôn
- → English: Don
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dáHnu
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáHnu
  - Sanskrit: दानु (dā́nu, “fluid, drop, dew”)
- Proto-Iranian: *dáHnu
  - Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬥𐬎 (dānu)
  - Proto-Scythian: *dānu
    - Old Ossetic: *dān
      - Jassic: dan
      - Ossetian: дон (don)
Unsorted formations:
- Sanskrit: दानव (dānava)

References

^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 434
^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 127
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Koch, John (2004) “*Dānu, *Dānowyos”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 283

[1] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 434

[2] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 127

[EPCW-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Koch, John (2004) “*Dānu, *Dānowyos”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 283

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