Where does “dõt” come from?

dõt (Ashkun) comes from Proto-Nuristani *danta, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dõt (Ashkun): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “dõt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*dantatooth
2Proto-Indo-IranianHdántstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts →