Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dáćšinas

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.

From Proto-Indo-European *déḱs-i-no-s, from *deḱs- (“right side”). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *deśinas.

*dáćšinas m^[1]

1. right (side)
2. south

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáṭṣinas
  • Sanskrit: दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa, “right; south”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *dášinah
  • Eastern Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬱𐬌𐬥𐬀 (dašina, “right; south”)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Ossetian: дӕсни (dæsni, “skillful, dexterous”)
    • Sogdian: (/⁠δašn⁠/, “right; south”)

      Sogdian script: 𐼹𐽁𐼻 (δšn), 𐼹𐽁𐼻𐼷 𐼴𐼰𐽂 (δašne wāt, “southern wind”)

      Syriac script: ܕܫܢܝ ܘܐܬ (δašne wāt, “southern wind”)

      Manichaean script: 𐫔𐫢𐫗𐫏 𐫇𐫀𐫤 (δašne wāt, “southern wind”)

  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Parthian: 𐫅𐫢𐫗 (dšn /⁠dašn⁠/, “right (side)”)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *dašinah
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠dašn⁠/, “right hand, right side”)

        Book Pahlavi script: (dšn')

        Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫢𐫗 (dšn)

        Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮃𐮐𐮌𐮈 (dšny)

        • Classical Persian: دشن (dašn, “first income in first day of month or year”) , دشت (dašt)^[2]

          Iranian Persian: دشت (dašt)

          Dari: دشت (dašt)

          Tajik: дашт (dašt)

• Proto-Nuristani: *dáćina
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kativiri: dāćiu

  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: daćū̃