Where does “दसैँ” come from?

दसैँ (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit दशमी, from Sanskrit दशम, from Indo-Iranian *daćamás.

दसैँ (Nepali): Vijayadashami a Hindu festival, Dashain

Definitions

  1. Vijayadashami a Hindu festival, Dashain

Ancestry of “दसैँ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशमीtenth day in a lunar fortnight; tenth
2Sanskritदशमtenth
3Indo-Iranian*daćamás—
Every word from Indo-Iranian *daćamás →Every word from Sanskrit दशम →Every word from Sanskrit दशमी →