Where does “ದಿವಸ” come from?

ದಿವಸ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit दिवस, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

ದಿವಸ (Kannada): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “ದಿವಸ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिवसday
2Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
4Proto-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 Sanskrit दास →