Where does “دانە” come from?

دانە (Uyghur) comes from Persian دانه, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

دانە (Uyghur): A measure word for small countable items

Definitions

  1. A measure word for small countable items

Ancestry of “دانە”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانهgrain; seed; berry
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂ →Every word from Persian دانه →