Where does “दशरथ” come from?
दशरथ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
दशरथ (Sanskrit): having ten chariots
Definitions
- having ten chariots
Ancestry of “दशरथ”, step by step
दशरथ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit दश
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | दश | ten |
| 2 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Sanskrit रथ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |