Where does “ده” come from?
ده (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢, from Proto-Iranian dáhyuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.
ده (Persian): ten; village; present stem of دادن , to give
Definitions
- ten; village; present stem of دادن , to give
Ancestry of “ده”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭲𐭠 | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | dáhyuš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dásyuš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | des- | to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel |