Where does “दक्षिण” come from?

दक्षिण (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáćšinas, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs-i-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

दक्षिण (Sanskrit): right, righthand; located on the right; southern;...

Definitions

  1. right, righthand; located on the right; southern;...

Ancestry of “दक्षिण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandáćšinasright; south
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-i-no-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right

Words derived from “दक्षिण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs-i-no-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáćšinas →