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Where does “dʾmʾt'” come from?

dʾmʾt' (Middle Persian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “dʾmʾt'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼—
2Proto-Iranianjā́mātāson-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́mātāson-in-law
4Proto-Indo-European*ȷ́ā́mātā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry

Words derived from “dʾmʾt'”

  • tamada
  • тамада
  • damat
  • damatlık
  • թամադա
  • თამადა
  • दामाद
  • داماد
  • داماد
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