Where does “देह” come from?

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

Ancestry of “देह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेहbody; form, figure, shape; mass, bulk
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáyȷ́ʰas
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “देह

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰasEvery word from Sanskrit देह