Where does “दान्त” come from?

दान्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दम, from Sanskrit दाम्यति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

दान्त (Sanskrit): tamed, docile

Definitions

  1. tamed, docile

Ancestry of “दान्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदमhouse; home; taming
2Sanskritदाम्यतिto tame
3Proto-Indo-Aryandā́mHyati—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́mHyati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “दान्त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati →