Where does “दासप्रथा” come from?

दासप्रथा (Hindi) comes from Hindi दास, from Sauraseni Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

दासप्रथा (Hindi): slavery

Definitions

  1. slavery

Ancestry of “दासप्रथा”, step by step

दासप्रथा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi दास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदासslave, servant
2Sauraseni Prakrit???—
3Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

via Hindi प्रथा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रथाlaw, regulation; act
2Sanskritप्रथा—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Sanskrit दास →