Where does “ދާ” come from?

ދާ (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit दिवस, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

ދާ (Dhivehi): day (used in compounds to indicate day of the month)

Definitions

  1. day (used in compounds to indicate day of the month)

Ancestry of “ދާ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिवसday
2Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “ދާ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Sanskrit दास →