Where does “दस्यु” come from?
दस्यु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.
दस्यु (Sanskrit): impious man; barbarian
Ancestry of “दस्यु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dásyuš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | des- | to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel |
Words derived from “दस्यु”