Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hdántā

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hdántā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dént-ō ~ *h₃dn̥t-nés, from *h₃dent- (“tooth”) +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*Hdántā m

1. tooth

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬀𐬥 (dantan), 𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬁 (dātā)
    • → Middle Persian: (/⁠dād⁠/, “tooth”)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dʾt')

      Pazend script: 𐬛𐬁𐬝 (dāt̰)

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian: *dandāki
    • Proto-Ossetic: *dandāgɨ
      • Old Ossetic: *dændag
        • Ossetian: дӕндаг (dændag)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Parachi: دنان (danān)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *dændǣn
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami: *dændǣn
      • Proto-Shughni-Roshani: *δandū̊n
        • Sarikoli: δandun, δandan
        • Shughni: д̌инду̊н (δindū̊n)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: دنتان (dantán), دتھاں (dathán), دتان (datán)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: didan, diran

    Central Kurdish: دِدان (didan), دِیان (diyan), دان (dan)

    Southern Kurdish: دِگان (digan), دِنان (dinan)

    Laki: دِیان (diyan)

  • Medo-Parthian:
    • Caspian:
      • Gilaki: دٚندَن (dəndan)
      • Mazanderani-Shahmirzadi:
        • Mazanderani: دنون (dannùn), دندون (dandùn)
        • Shahmirzadi: دنون (dannùn)
    • Proto-Komisenian:
      • Sangisari: دنون (danùn)
      • Sorkhei: دنان (dennān)
    • Old Median:
      • Old Azari: دندان (dandān ~ dundān)
        • Harzani: دوندن (dundon)
      • Sivandi: دندا (dindā)
    • Parthian: 𐫅𐫗𐫅𐫀𐫗 (dndʾn /⁠dandān⁠/)
      • → Old Armenian: դանդան (dandan)
        • → Old Georgian: დანდალი (dandali)
        • ⇒ Old Armenian: դանդանաւանդ (dandanawand)
    • Zaza-Gurani:
      • Gurani: دڎان (diḏān)
      • Zazaki: didān, dindān
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: *dantā
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠dandān⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫗𐫅𐫀𐫗 (dndʾn)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dntʾn'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (KKA)

      Pazend script: 𐬛𐬀𐬥𐬛𐬅𐬥 (dandą̇n)

      • Classical Persian: دندان (dandān) (see there for further descendants)
        • Lurish:

        Northern Luri: دنۏ (denö)