Where does “देशद्रोही” come from?

देशद्रोही (Hindi) comes from Hindi देश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

देशद्रोही (Hindi): traitor, betrayer

Definitions

  1. traitor, betrayer

Ancestry of “देशद्रोही”, step by step

देशद्रोही traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi देश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदेशnation, country; sovereign state; the people of a...
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Hindi द्रोही

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiद्रोहीtraitor, enemy, betrayer
2Sanskritद्रोहिन्—
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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