Where does “देशी” come from?
देशी (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.
देशी (Hindi): native; local
Ancestry of “देशी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | देश | nation, country; sovereign state; the people of a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |