English
dahi
Dahi comes from Sanskrit दधि ‘coagulated or curdled milk’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-1‘to suckle, nurse’root named by Wiktionary
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰh₁-i2‘curdled milk’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदधि1dádhi‘coagulated or curdled milk’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀤𑀳𑀺1dahi
- Old Hindimodernदही1dahī
- Englishtodaydahi1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English dahi
- 2 Wiktionary, Sanskrit दधि
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-Wiktionary, English dahi‘to suckle, nurse’root named by Wiktionary
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰh₁-iWiktionary, Sanskrit दधि‘curdled milk’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदधिWiktionary, English dahidádhi‘coagulated or curdled milk’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀤𑀳𑀺Wiktionary, English dahidahi
- Old HindimodernदहीWiktionary, English dahidahī
- EnglishtodaydahiWiktionary, English dahi
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
female, feminist, feminism, doe, fetus, felicity, femme, femininity, fawn, dai, effeminate, filial, fellatio, fecundity, 30 more
through Sanskrit दधि ‘coagulated or curdled milk’
Today it means
noun A yogurt or fermented milk product.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “dahi”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Sanskrit दधि. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- / dahi