Where does “desh” come from?

desh (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese দেশ, from Sanskrit देश, from Sanskrit दिश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć-.

desh (Naga Pidgin): country, nation

Definitions

  1. country, nation

Ancestry of “desh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseদেশcountry
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Sanskritदिश्quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*dayć-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć- →Every word from Sanskrit दिश् →Every word from Sanskrit देश →