Cognate Set 9356 – Meaning: bite
- IE-CoR reference form:
- *dʰer-
- IE-CoR reference language:
- Proto-Indo-European
- Ideophonic:
- no
- Parallel derivation:
- no
- Justification:
- Derivative of Proto-Iranic *dar- 'to hold, keep; dwell', and ultimately to PIE *dʰer- 'to stick, fix' (cf. Cheung 2007:57-59, LIV² 145-146).
- Found in clades:
- Iranic
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
|
Language |
Lexeme |
Native script |
Phonetic |
Phonemic |
Notes |
| 52 |
Sarikoli
|
wadhord |
|
|
waðoɾd |
The term with qap is basic and general. However, for a dog biting, it is more common to use waðoɾd (identical past and present forms), which literally means ‘grab’. |
- References
- Cheung, Johnny: 57-59
Cf. s.v. Proto-Iranic *dar- (1) 'to hold, keep; to dwell', from PIE *dʰer- 'to hold' (cf. Skt. dhar- 'to hold, keep, preserve', Hitt. dar- 'to hold, to say(?)', Lat. firmus 'firm, steady', Lith. derù 'I am good for'). (> Sariq. waδor-/waδord ‘to grasp, seize’)
