Where does “दास” come from?

दास (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

दास (Sanskrit): demon; barbarian, infidel; slave

Definitions

  1. demon; barbarian, infidel; slave

Ancestry of “दास”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “दास”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →