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Where does “dʾt'” come from?

dʾt' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶, from Proto-Iranian *daHtáh, from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

dʾt' (Middle Persian): law, justice

Definitions

  1. law, justice

Ancestry of “dʾt'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶—
2Proto-Iranian*daHtáh—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “dʾt'”

  • dati
  • דת
  • דתי
  • بیدادی
  • داد
  • قرارداد
  • dad
  • dad
  • dadgeh
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