Where does “dānta” come from?

dānta (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit दान्त, from Sanskrit दम, from Sanskrit दाम्यति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

dānta (Old Javanese): tamed

Definitions

  1. tamed

Ancestry of “dānta”, step by step

dānta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दान्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदान्तtamed, docile
2Sanskritदमhouse; home; taming
3Sanskritदाम्यतिto tame
4Proto-Indo-Aryandā́mHyati—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́mHyati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

via Sanskrit दन्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदन्तtooth; the number 32; an elephant's tusk, ivory
2Sanskritदत्a tooth
3Proto-Indo-IranianHdántstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dānta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati →