Where does “dana” come from?

dana (Azerbaijani) comes from Proto-Turkic tāna, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

dana (Azerbaijani): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “dana”, step by step

dana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic tāna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictānaheifer
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰa(H)inúšmilk cow
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Persian دانا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianداناwise; educated; learned
2Middle Persiandānāg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš →Every word from Proto-Turkic tāna →
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