Where does “тана” come from?

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

тана (Bashkir): heifer (between one and two years old)

Definitions

  1. heifer (between one and two years old)

Ancestry of “тана”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictānaheifer
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰa(H)inúšmilk cow
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš →Every word from Proto-Turkic tāna →