Where does “daaná” come from?

daaná (Palula) comes from Urdu دانہ, from Sanskrit धान्य, from Sanskrit धाना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

daaná (Palula): piece of something

Definitions

  1. piece of something

Ancestry of “daaná”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدانہgrain; seed; corn
2Sanskritधान्यcorn, grain; coriander
3Sanskritधानाgrain; corn
4Proto-Indo-IraniandʰaHnáHseed, grain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH →
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