Where does “देह” come from?

देह (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi देह, from Sanskrit देह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

देह (Marathi): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “देह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiदेह
2Sanskritदेहbody; form, figure, shape; mass, bulk
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáyȷ́ʰas
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰasEvery word from Sanskrit देह