Where does “inap desa” come from?

inap desa (Malay) comes from Malay desa, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

inap desa (Malay): homestay

Definitions

  1. homestay

Ancestry of “inap desa”, step by step

inap desa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay desa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydesacountry; town, village; rural
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Malay inap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayinapto stay and sleep
2Proto-Malayichinəp—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqinəpto lie down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →