दुहितृ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuǰʰitr- (compare Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬔𐬆𐬛𐬀𐬭‎ (dugǝdar-)), Persian دختر‎ (doχtar), from *dʰugʰdʰā), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr. Cognate with Old Armenian դուստր (dustr), Old Prussian duckti, Old Church Slavonic дъщи (dŭšti), Mycenaean Greek 𐀶𐀏𐀳 (tu-ka-te) (Ancient Greek θυγάτηρ (thugátēr), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 (dauhtar), Old English dohtor (English daughter).

Noun

दुहितृ • (dúhitṛ) f

  1. daughter
    Synonym: पुत्री (putrī)

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0489
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