Where does “दश” come from?

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

दश (Sanskrit): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “दश”, step by step

दश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit देश

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

via Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryandáśaten
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćaten
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “दश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →