Where does “دس” come from?

دس (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ??, from Ashokan Prakrit ??, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

دس (Urdu): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “دس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit??—
2Ashokan Prakrit??—
3Sanskritदशten
4Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →