Where does “देशप्रेम” come from?

देशप्रेम (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.

देशप्रेम (Hindi): patriotism

Definitions

  1. patriotism

Ancestry of “देशप्रेम”, step by step

देशप्रेम 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 प्रेम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रेमlove; affection, care
2Sanskritपरमmost distant, last; highest, best, most...
3Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →