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Where does “desi” come from?
desi (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.
Ancestry of “desi”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-European
dʰǵʰyes-
yesterday, the day before
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰeǵʰ-
day
Words derived from “desi”
ddoe
echdoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- →
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes- →