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

Definitions

  1. slave, servant

Ancestry of “दास”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit???—
2Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “दास”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Sanskrit दास →