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
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)

References

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