Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dušmánas

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 1

From the noun.

Adjective

*dušmánas

1. ill-dispositioned
2. perverse-minded

Related terms

• *dušmanā́s m
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *duẓmanā́s
    • Sanskrit: दुर्मनास् (durmanā́s)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *duẓmánas
  • Sanskrit: दुर्मनस् (durmanas, “sad, melancholy”)
• Proto-Iranian: *dušmánah (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *dusmenḗs m, *dusménes n. Cognate with Ancient Greek δυσμενής (dusmenḗs).

Noun

*dušmánas n

1. ill-disposition
2. perversity of the mind

Inflection

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Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *duẓmánas
  • Sanskrit: दुर्मनस् (durmanas)