Where does “देशभक्ति” come from?

देशभक्ति (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.

देशभक्ति (Hindi): patriotism

Definitions

  1. patriotism

Ancestry of “देशभक्ति”, step by step

देशभक्ति 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 भक्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभक्तिdevotion; constancy; faith, faithfulness
2Sanskritभक्तिdistribution, partition, separation; division,...
3Sanskrit-ति-ness
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “देशभक्ति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →