Where does “-дзинад” come from?
-дзинад (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kan- — to dig.
Ancestry of “-дзинад”, step by step
-дзинад traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian kan-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kan- | to dig |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian čan-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čan- | to love, take pleasure in |