Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰwen-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*dʰwen-

to make a noise

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰwan-
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰwan-
  - Sanskrit: ध्वन् (dhvan)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰwen-‎ (4 c, 0 e)

*dʰwén-e-ti (root present)
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  - Latvian: dunēt (“to make a noise”) (perhaps)
  - Slovak: dunieť
  - Slovene: doneti
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰwánati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰwánati
    - Sanskrit: ध्वनति (dhvánati)
*dʰún-is
- Proto-Germanic: *duniz (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰúniš
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰúniṣ
    - Sanskrit: धुनि (dhúni) (see there for further descendants)
*dʰwen-ís
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰwaníš
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰwaníṣ
    - Sanskrit: ध्वनि (dhvani) (see there for further descendants)

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