Where does “دیس” come from?

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

دیس (Persian): platter; -like; -shaped

Definitions

  1. platter; -like; -shaped

Ancestry of “دیس”, step by step

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

Words derived from “دیس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →