Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/daywánah

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 *daywáh (“demon”) +‎ *-nah.

Adjective

*daywánah m

1. demon-possessed, demonic
2. crazy, mad, insane

Descendants

• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: لېونى (lewanáy)
    • → Kermanic:

      Komjani: līwūna

  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *δēwǽn
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami: *δēwī́n
      • Proto-Shughni-Roshani: *δēwī́n
        • Shughni:

          Bajui: δēwin

          Khughni: δīwin

        • → Kermanic:
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Northern Kurdish: dîn
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Middle Persian:

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dyw'nk' /⁠dēwānag⁠/)

    • Lurish:
      • Northern Luri: ڵێڤںە (łêva)
      • Bakhtiari: لیڤںە (liva)
      • Southern Luri: لیڤںە (liva)
    • Classical Persian: دیوانه (devâna)
      • Dari: دیوانه (devâna)
      • Iranian Persian: دیوانه (divâne)
        • → Bashkir: диуана (diwana)
        • → Gilaki: دیوانه (divane)
        • → Kermanic:

          Kesehi: dīvā̊na

        • → Sangisari: دیوانه (divâne)
        • → Semnani: دیوانه (divånä)
        • → Sivandi: دیوانه (dīvā̊ne)
        • → Turkish: divane
      • Tajik: девона (devona)
        • → Kermanic:

          Abuzeydabadi: dēvōna: dīvōna

          Abyanehi, Qohrudi, Vonishuni: dīvūna

          Gazi, Sedehi: dīyūne

          Qohrudi: dīūna

        • → Shahmirzadi: دیوونه (dīvūna)
        • → Shughni: dēwunā
        • → Talysh: دیوونه (divona)
      • → Hindustani:
        • Urdu: دیوانہ
        • Hindi: दीवाना (dīvānā)
      • → Pashto: دېوانه (dewāná)
        • → Ormuri: دېوانه (dēwāna)
        • → Parachi: دیوانه (dīwāna)