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Where does “𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼” come from?

𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

Ancestry of “𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼”, step by step

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

Words derived from “𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼”

  • tamada
  • тамада
  • damat
  • damatlık
  • թամադա
  • თამადა
  • दामाद
  • داماد
  • داماد
  • dʾmʾt'
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →