Where does “বিদেশী” come from?

বিদেশী (Bengali) comes from Bengali বিদেশ, from Bengali দেশ, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

বিদেশী (Bengali): foreign; foreigner

Definitions

  1. foreign; foreigner

Ancestry of “বিদেশী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবিদেশa foreign land or country
2Bengaliদেশcountry; state
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →