From PIE *h₃dónts (tooth). Kurdish 'didan/diran' preserves the dental 'd' sound. French 'dent' comes directly from Latin 'dens'. English 'tooth' shows the Germanic consonant shift (D→T). Russian 'zub' diverged completely.
didan / diran *h₃dónts
| Kurdish | Persian | Hindi | Russian | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| didan / diran | dandân | dā̃t | zub | dent | tooth |
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January 11, 2026
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Body part vocabulary