Where does “दही” come from?

दही (Old Gujarati) comes from Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺𑀅, 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 (Old Gujarati): curd, yogurt

Definitions

  1. curd, yogurt

Ancestry of “दही”, step by step

दही traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺𑀅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀤𑀳𑀺𑀅—
2Sanskritदधिcoagulated milk, thick and sour milk
3Proto-Indo-AryandádʰHi—
4Proto-Indo-IraniandʰádʰHi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰédʰh₁imilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀤𑀳𑀺—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰédʰh₁i →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰádʰHi →