Where does “વિદેશ” come from?
વિદેશ (Gujarati) comes from Hindi विदेश, from Hindi देश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
વિદેશ (Gujarati): foreign country
Definitions
- foreign country
Ancestry of “વિદેશ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | विदेश | a foreign country; abroad, overseas |
| 2 | Hindi | देश | nation, country; sovereign state; the people of a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |