Where does “द्वादशाह” come from?

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

द्वादशाह (Sanskrit): lasting twelve days

Definitions

  1. lasting twelve days

Ancestry of “द्वादशाह”, step by step

द्वादशाह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit द्वादश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वादशtwelve
2Sanskritदशten
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Sanskrit अहर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहर्day; sacrificial or festival day, portion of a...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́ʰr̥day
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás