Where does “dasa” come from?

dasa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dasa (Pali): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “dasa”, step by step

dasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशten
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Sanskrit दास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “dasa”

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