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

देश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás

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

via Sanskrit दिश्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिश्quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dayć-—

Words derived from “देश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →