Where does “tane” come from?
tane (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دانه, from Persian دانه, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
tane (Serbo-Croatian): bullet
Ancestry of “tane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دانه | pip, seed, kernel, grain, berry of any fruit or... |
| 2 | Persian | دانه | grain; seed; berry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰoHnéh₂ | grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |