Where does “दशहरा” come from?

दशहरा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अहर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ʰr̥ — day.

Ancestry of “दशहरा”, step by step

दशहरा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अहर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहर्day; sacrificial or festival day, portion of a...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́ʰr̥day

via Sanskrit दशम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशमtenth
2Indo-Iranian*daćamás—

Words derived from “दशहरा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ʰr̥ →Every word from Sanskrit अहर् →