Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/daywánah

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From *daywáh (“demon”) +‎ *-nah

Adjective

*daywánah m[1]

demon-possessed, demonic
crazy, mad, insane

Descendants

Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: لېونى‎ (lewanáy)
  - → Kermanic:
    Komjani: līwūna
- Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *δēwǽn
  - Shughni-Yazghulami: *δēwī́n
    - Shughni-Roshani: *δēwī́n
      - Shughni:
        Bajui: δēwin
        Khughni: δīwin
      - → Kermanic:
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish: dîn
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian:
  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dyw'nk' /dēwānag/)
  - Classical Persian: دیوانه‎ (devâna)
    - Dari: دیوانه‎ (devâna)
    - Iranian Persian: دیوانه‎ (divâne)
      - → Bashkir: диуана (diwana)
      - → Gilaki: دیوانه‎ (divane)
      - → Kermanic:
        Kesehi: dīvā̊na
      - → Sangisari: دیوانه (divâne)
      - → Semnani: دیوانه (divånä)
      - → Sivandi: دیوانه (dīvā̊ne)
      - → Turkish: divane
    - Tajik: девона (devona)
      - → Kermanic:
        Abuzeydabadi: dēvōna: dīvōna
        Abyanehi, Qohrudi, Vonishuni: dīvūna
        Gazi, Sedehi: dīyūne
        Qohrudi: dīūna
      - → Shahmirzadi: دیوونه‎ (dīvūna)
      - → Shughni: dēwunā
      - → Talysh: دیوونه‎ (divona)
    - → Hindustani:
      - Urdu: دیوانہ‎
      - Hindi: दीवाना (dīvānā)
    - → Pashto: دېوانه‎ (dewāná)
      - → Ormuri: دېوانه‎ (dēwāna)
      - → Parachi: دیوانه (dīwāna)

References

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

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