Where does “دسنا” come from?

دسنا (Punjabi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇, from Sanskrit दृश्यते, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

دسنا (Punjabi): to tell

Definitions

  1. to tell

Ancestry of “دسنا”, step by step

دسنا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀤𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇to be seen, to appear
2Sanskritदृश्यतेto be seen, to appear
3Sanskritदृश्see, look
4Sanskrit-यतेsuffix for passive verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀤𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀇—
2Sanskritदर्शयतिto cause to be seen, to show something or...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandarśáyati—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandarćáyati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandorḱ-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Sanskrit -यते →