Where does “𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀲” come from?
𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀲 (Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit दिवस, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.
Ancestry of “𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀲”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | दिवस | day |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दास | demon; barbarian, infidel; slave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dásyuš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | des- | to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel |