Where does “दान” come from?

दान (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

दान (Sanskrit): gift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the...

Definitions

  1. gift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the...

Ancestry of “दान”, step by step

दान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandáHnamgift
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Sanskrit दा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदाa giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow
2Proto-Indo-IraniandaH-give
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “दान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam →