Where does “Dashavatara” come from?

Dashavatara (English) comes from Sanskrit दशावतार, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Dashavatara (English): The ten avatars of Vishnu

Definitions

  1. The ten avatars of Vishnu

Ancestry of “Dashavatara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritदशावतारVishnu
2Sanskritदशten
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 →