Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dáwxti

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 *dáwkti, Proto-Indo-European *déwkti (“to pull, draw”). Meaning influenced by Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwgdʰi (“to milk”).

Verb

*dáwxti[1]

  1. to suckle, suck
  2. to milk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ossetian:
    Digor Ossetian: доцун (docun)
    Iron Ossetian: ду́цын (dúcyn)
  • Parthian: [script needed] (dūč-)
  • Wakhi: [script needed] (ẟic-)
  • Classical Persian: دوشیدن (dōšīdan)

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “dauč1 (*dauǰ ?)”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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