Where does “దశ” come from?

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

దశ (Telugu): state, condition

Definitions

  1. state, condition

Ancestry of “దశ”, step by step

దశ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दश

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

via Sanskrit दिशा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिशाdirection, region, quarter or point of the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandíḱ-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →