Where does “Dashrath” come from?

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

Dashrath (English): A King of Ayodhya, descendant of the Ikshvaku dynasty and the father of Shri Rama

Definitions

  1. A King of Ayodhya, descendant of the Ikshvaku dynasty and the father of Shri Rama

Ancestry of “Dashrath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशरथhaving ten chariots
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 →