Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/daywánah

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 *daywáh (“demon”) +‎ *-nah.

Adjective

*daywánah m[1]

  1. demon-possessed, demonic
  2. crazy, mad, insane

Descendants

  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: لېونى (lewanáy)
      • → Kermanic:
        Komjani: līwūna
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *δēwǽn
      • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami: *δēwī́n
        • Proto-Shughni-Roshani: *δēwī́n
          • Shughni:
            Bajui: δēwin
            Khughni: δīwin
          • → Kermanic:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Northern Kurdish: dîn
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dyw'nk' /⁠dēwānag⁠/)
      • Lurish:
        • Northern Luri: ڵێڤںە (łêva)
        • Bakhtiari: لیڤںە (liva)
        • Southern Luri: لیڤںە (liva)
      • Classical Persian: دیوانه (devâna)

References

  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*daiu̯a-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura
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