Where does “ਦੇਸ਼” come from?

ਦੇਸ਼ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

ਦੇਸ਼ (Punjabi): country, nation

Definitions

  1. country, nation

Ancestry of “ਦੇਸ਼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →