Where does “дӯғ” come from?

дӯғ (Tajik) comes from Persian دوغ, from Parthian dwwg, from Proto-Iranian dáwgah, from Proto-Iranian dáwgdi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwgdʰi — to milk.

дӯғ (Tajik): airan

Definitions

  1. airan

Ancestry of “дӯғ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوغbuttermilk; doogh, a carbonated or noncarbonated...
2Parthiandwwg—
3Proto-Iraniandáwgahbuttermilk
4Proto-Iraniandáwgdito milk
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwgdʰito milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwgdʰi →Every word from Proto-Iranian dáwgdi →Every word from Proto-Iranian dáwgah →