Where does “-ਦਾਨ” come from?
-ਦਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
-ਦਾਨ (Punjabi): forms nouns referring to containers or recepticles
Definitions
- forms nouns referring to containers or recepticles
Ancestry of “-ਦਾਨ”, step by step
-ਦਾਨ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian دان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دان | grain; holder, container; present stem form of... |
| 2 | Persian | دانستن | to know |
| 3 | Middle Persian | YDOYTWN-stn' | — |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ānáHti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Persian ـدان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـدان | container |