Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰaHtā́

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-tḗr, from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).

Noun

*dʰaHtā́ m

1. creator

   Synonym: *twárštā

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰaHtā́
  • Sanskrit: धातृ (dhātṛ́) (nom. sg. धाता (dhātā́))
• Proto-Iranian: *daHtā́
  • Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (dātar)
  • Middle Persian:

    Book Pahlavi: [script needed] (dʾtʾl /⁠dādār⁠/)

    • Classical Persian: دادار (dādār)