Where does “духтар” come from?
духтар (Tajik) comes from Persian دختر, from Middle Persian dwhtl, from Middle Persian dwht', from Old Persian ????, from Proto-Iranian dugdā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugʰdʰā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
духтар (Tajik): girl; daughter
Ancestry of “духтар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | دختر | daughter; girl, gal, lass, maid |
| 2 | Middle Persian | dwhtl | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dwht' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | ???? | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | dugdā | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰugʰdʰā | daughter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
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