Where does “dey” come from?

dey (Kalasha) comes from Persian ده, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢, from Proto-Iranian dáhyuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

dey (Kalasha): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “dey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدهten
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭲𐭠—
3Old Persian𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢land, country
4Proto-Iraniandáhyuš—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian dáhyuš →