Where does “dessaja” come from?
dessaja (Ido) comes from Ido des-, from Ido dis-, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
dessaja (Ido): foolish, unwise
Ancestry of “dessaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | des- | Expresses the opposite of the root word |
| 2 | Ido | dis- | shows separation or dissemination |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |