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Where does “Desi” come from?

Desi comes from Hindi देसी, derived from Sanskrit देशीय, meaning "of or belonging to a region or country."

Desi (English): Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or...

Ancestry of “Desi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiदेसीDesi, South Asian; national
2Sanskritदेशीयpeculiar or belonging to or inhabiting a country,...
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- →