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Where does “tāna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tāna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰa(H)inúšmilk cow
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “tāna”

  • dana
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