Where does “*dūma” come from?

*dūma (Proto-Nuristani) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

*dūma (Proto-Nuristani): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “*dūma”, step by step

*dūma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*dʰuHmás—

Words derived from “*dūma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →