Where does “ਦਾਸੀ” come from?

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

ਦਾਸੀ (Punjabi): slavess

Definitions

  1. slavess

Ancestry of “ਦਾਸੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदासीfemale servant; a female servant or slave; female...
2Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
4Proto-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 →