Where does “दशरथ” come from?

दशरथ (Hindi) 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.

दशरथ (Hindi): Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, a descendant of the Ikshvaku dynasty and the father of Shri Rama

Definitions

  1. Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, a descendant of the Ikshvaku dynasty and the father of Shri Rama

Ancestry of “दशरथ”, 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 →
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