Etymology Explorer › Sanskrit

Where does “देश” come from?

देश (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

देश (Sanskrit): point, region, spot, place, part, portion;...

Definitions

  1. point, region, spot, place, part, portion;...

Ancestry of “देश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “देश”

  • Bangladesh
  • Bangladeshize
  • バングラデシュ
  • bangladesi
  • Banglades
  • వలసదేశము
  • దేశభాష
  • దేశాచారము
  • దేశాధిపతి
  • దేశము
  • స్వదేశము
  • దేశంబు
  • विदेश
  • देशद्रोह
  • देशभक्त
  • देशी
  • देशमुख
  • बांग्लादेश
  • देश
  • देशभाषा
  • देशभक्ति
  • มันเทศ
  • บังกลาเทศ
  • เทศ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →