Where does “dʰa(H)inúṣ” come from?

dʰa(H)inúṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “dʰa(H)inúṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰa(H)inúšmilk cow
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš
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