Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.526

v1.c3.s18.526

Duhitṛ is the regular designation of ‘daughter’ from the Rigveda onwards.¹ The word appears to be derived from *duh*, ‘milk,’ in the sense of one who nourishes a child, rather than as the ‘milker’ of the primitive family or the suckling.² See also Strī, Pati, Pitṛ, Bhrātṛ.