Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰáwgdʰi

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 *dʰéwgʰti (“to be productive”).

Verb

*dʰáwgdʰi

to milk

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *dáwgdʰi ~ *duźʰánti
- Sanskrit: दोग्धि (dógdhi, 3sg.act.) ~ दुहन्ति (duhánti, 3pl.act.)
- ⇒ Indo-Aryan: *dugdʰás
  - Sanskrit: दुग्ध (dugdhá, “milk”)
Iranian: *dáwgdi (see there for further descendants)

References

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