Where does “परदेसी” come from?

परदेसी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit परदेश, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

परदेसी (Hindi): foreign

Definitions

  1. foreign

Ancestry of “परदेसी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरदेशforeign country, hostile country; other country;...
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →