Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/daywánah

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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]

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

Descendants

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