Where does “Dis” come from?
Dis (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Disathairne, from Latin dies Saturni, from Sanskrit शनिवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “Dis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Disathairne | — |
| 2 | Latin | dies Saturni | day of Saturn |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शनिवार | of the planet Saturn |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |