Where does “दामाद” come from?
दामाद (Hindi) comes from Persian داماد, from Middle Persian dʾmʾt', from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.
दामाद (Hindi): son-in-law
Ancestry of “दामाद”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | داماد | bridegroom; son-in-law; father-in-law |
| 2 | Middle Persian | dʾmʾt' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | jā́mātā | son-in-law |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ā́mātā | son-in-law |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ȷ́ā́mātā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |