[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s18.526 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.526 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.526 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.526](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.525](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.525) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.527](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.527) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.526](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.526) · Pramāṇa