Reconstructed *dhē-mnā- is built on the oldest root form *dheh₁(i)-.
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*dhē-mnā-
woman or nursing female formation
OPEN NODE 814 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · oldest Proto-Indo-European form · suck suckle root*dheh₁(i)-
to suck
OPEN NODE 815 ↗01
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The formation specializes the root meaning to suck or suckle.
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Indo-European Root: dhē(i)-dhē(i)- heading: oldest form *dheh1(i)-
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