Where does “दही” come from?

दही (Hindi) comes from Old Hindi दही, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺, 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.

दही (Hindi): curd, yogurt

Definitions

  1. curd, yogurt

Ancestry of “दही”, step by step

दही traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Hindi दही

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hindiदहीcurd, yogurt
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀤𑀳𑀺—
3Sanskritदधिcoagulated milk, thick and sour milk
4Proto-Indo-AryandádʰHi—
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰádʰHi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰédʰh₁imilk
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Old Indo-Aryan दही

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Indo-Aryanदही—

Words derived from “दही”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰédʰh₁i →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰádʰHi →