Where does “देशज” come from?
देशज (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
देशज (Sanskrit): aboriginal, native
Ancestry of “देशज”, step by step
देशज traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit देश
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Sanskrit ज
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ज | born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “देशज”