Where does “dasha” come from?

dasha (English) comes from Sanskrit दशा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daćā-.

dasha (English): One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other planets, and aspects

Definitions

  1. One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other planets, and aspects

Ancestry of “dasha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशाfringe, hem, border
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćā-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daćā- →Every word from Sanskrit दशा →