Where does “స్వదేశము” come from?
స్వదేశము (Telugu) comes from Telugu దేశము, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
స్వదేశము (Telugu): One's own country
Definitions
- One's own country
Ancestry of “స్వదేశము”, step by step
స్వదేశము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu దేశము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | దేశము | country |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दश | ten |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Telugu స్వ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | స్వ | Own, self, individual |