Where does “𑀤𑀳” come from?

𑀤𑀳 (Prakrit) 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.

Ancestry of “𑀤𑀳”, step by step

𑀤𑀳 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 द्रोह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्रोहinjury, mischief, harm, perfidy, treachery,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰráwgʰaslie, deception; treachery; offence
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrówgʰosa deception, falsehood, lie
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “𑀤𑀳

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás