Where does “दास” come from?
दास (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.
दास (Hindi): slave, servant
Ancestry of “दास”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ??? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दास | demon; barbarian, infidel; slave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dásyuš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | des- | to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel |