Where does “дӕндаг” come from?

дӕндаг (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hdantán-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

дӕндаг (Ossetian): tooth; spoke; clove

Definitions

  1. tooth; spoke; clove

Ancestry of “дӕндаг”, step by step

дӕндаг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian Hdantán-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHdantán-—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHdántstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Proto-Iranian Hdantā́n-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHdantā́n-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts →