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Where does “दशमी” come from?

दशमी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दशम, from Indo-Iranian *daćamás.

दशमी (Sanskrit): tenth day in a lunar fortnight; tenth

Definitions

  1. tenth day in a lunar fortnight; tenth

Ancestry of “दशमी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशमtenth
2Indo-Iranian*daćamás—

Words derived from “दशमी”

  • Dashami
  • విజయదశమి
  • దశమి
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