Where does “देशभाषा” come from?

देशभाषा (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.

देशभाषा (Hindi): national language

Definitions

  1. national language

Ancestry of “देशभाषा”, step by step

देशभाषा 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 भाषा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभाषाlanguage, speech, dialect
2Sanskritभाषाspeech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a...
3Sanskritभाष—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →