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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

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

Words derived from “दश”

  • ద్వాదశము
  • చతుర్దశము
  • दशरथ
  • ग्यारह
  • ทศวรรษ
  • द्वादश
  • चतुर्दश
  • द्वादशाह
  • एकादश
  • दशरथ
  • ekadasa
  • dasa
  • ايکداسا
  • داسا
  • dasă
  • ekădasă
  • ទស
  • dasa
  • અગિયાર
  • અગિયારમું
  • બાર
  • બારમું
  • دس
  • বাৰ
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