Where does “dāsa” come from?

dāsa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

dāsa (Old Javanese): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “dāsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Sanskrit दास →