Where does “dāsī” come from?

dāsī (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दासी, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

dāsī (Pali): female slave

Definitions

  1. female slave

Ancestry of “dāsī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदासीfemale servant; a female servant or slave; female...
2Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “dāsī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Sanskrit दास →