Where does “di” come from?

di (Tat) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢, from Proto-Iranian dáhyuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

di (Tat): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “di”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭬𐭲𐭠—
2Old Persian𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢land, country
3Proto-Iraniandáhyuš—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “di”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian dáhyuš →