Where does “દહીં” come from?
દહીં (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit दधि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádʰHi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰádʰHi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰédʰh₁i, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
દહીં (Gujarati): yogurt, curd
Ancestry of “દહીં”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दधि | coagulated milk, thick and sour milk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dádʰHi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰádʰHi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰédʰh₁i | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |