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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déh₂nu
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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 |
| dative | *deh₂n̥wéy | *? | *deh₂numós |
| locative | *déh₂nu, *déh₂n̥wi | *? | *deh₂nusú |
| instrumental | *deh₂n̥wéh₁ | *? | *deh₂numís |
Derived terms
- *deh₂new-yos
- Proto-Celtic: *Dānowyos[3]
- Welsh: Donwy
- → Ancient Greek: Δανούιος (Danoúios), Δανούβιος (Danoúbios)
- → Latin: Dānuvius, Dānubius
- → Proto-Germanic: *Dōnawjaz
- Proto-Celtic: *Dānowyos[3]
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)
- Old Ossetic: *dān
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáHnu
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
- Koch, John (2004), “*Dānu, *Dānowyos”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 283