Where does “Dashami” come from?

Dashami (English) comes from Sanskrit दशमी, from Sanskrit दशम, from Indo-Iranian *daćamás.

Dashami (English): The tenth day (tithi) in the lunar fortnight (paksha) of the Hindu calendar

Definitions

  1. The tenth day (tithi) in the lunar fortnight (paksha) of the Hindu calendar

Ancestry of “Dashami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशमीtenth day in a lunar fortnight; tenth
2Sanskritदशमtenth
3Indo-Iranian*daćamás—
Every word from Indo-Iranian *daćamás →Every word from Sanskrit दशम →Every word from Sanskrit दशमी →