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Where does “dʰa(H)inúš” come from?

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

dʰa(H)inúš (Proto-Indo-Iranian): milk cow

Definitions

  1. milk cow

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “dʰa(H)inúš”

  • ధేనువు
  • धेनु
  • dʰa(H)inúṣ
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