Where does “dasa-” come from?

dasa- (Indonesian) comes from Malay dasă, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dasa- (Indonesian): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “dasa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaydasăObsolete spelling of dasa
2Sanskritदशten
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dasa-”

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