Where does “-द” come from?

-द (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

-द (Sanskrit): giver

Definitions

  1. giver

Ancestry of “-द”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-द”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH- →Every word from Sanskrit दा →
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