Where does “দেশ” come from?

দেশ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit देश, from Sanskrit दिश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć-.

দেশ (Assamese): country

Definitions

  1. country

Ancestry of “দেশ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
2Sanskritदिश्quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*dayć-—

Words derived from “দেশ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć- →Every word from Sanskrit दिश् →Every word from Sanskrit देश →