Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰaHtā́

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-tḗr, from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).

Noun

*dʰaHtā́ m

creator
Synonym: *twárštā

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *dʰaHtā́
- Sanskrit: धातृ (dhātṛ́) (nom. sg. धाता (dhātā́))
Iranian: *daHtā́
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (dātar)
- Middle Persian:
  Book Pahlavi: [script needed] (dʾtʾl /dādār/)
  - Classical Persian: دادار‎ (dādār)