Where does “ਦਾਸ” come from?

ਦਾਸ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

ਦਾਸ (Punjabi): servant, slave

Definitions

  1. servant, slave

Ancestry of “ਦਾਸ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Sanskrit दास →