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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/daywánah

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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]

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

Descendants
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: لېونى‎ (lewanáy)
      • → Kermanic:
        Komjani: līwūna
    • Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *δēwǽn
      • Shughni-Yazghulami: *δēwī́n
        • Shughni-Roshani: *δēwī́n
          • Shughni:
            Bajui: δēwin
            Khughni: δīwin
          • → Kermanic:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dyw'nk' /dēwānag/)
      • Classical Persian: دیوانه‎ (devâna)
        • Dari: دیوانه‎ (devâna)
        • Iranian Persian: دیوانه‎ (divâne)
        • 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:
        • → Pashto: دېوانه‎ (dewāná)
          • → Ormuri: دېوانه‎ (dēwāna)
          • → Parachi: دیوانه (dīwāna)

References
  1. Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) , “*daiu̯a-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura
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