Where does “دختر” come from?

دختر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian dwhtl, from Middle Persian dwht', from Old Persian ????, from Proto-Iranian dugdā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugʰdʰā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

دختر (Persian): daughter; girl, gal, lass, maid

Definitions

  1. daughter; girl, gal, lass, maid

Ancestry of “دختر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandwhtl—
2Middle Persiandwht'—
3Old Persian????—
4Proto-Iraniandugdādaughter
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰugʰdʰādaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “دختر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugʰdʰā →