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”