Where does “dah” come from?
dah (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎭𐎰, from Proto-Iranian daśa, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Ancestry of “dah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎰 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | daśa | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दश | ten |
| 4 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |