Where does “दीस” come from?
दीस (Konkani) comes from Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀲, from Sanskrit दिवस, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.
दीस (Konkani): day
Ancestry of “दीस”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀲 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दिवस | day |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दास | demon; barbarian, infidel; slave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dásyuš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | des- | to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel |