Where does “دیہ” come from?

دیہ (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit देह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

دیہ (Urdu): body; person; village

Definitions

  1. body; person; village

Ancestry of “دیہ”, step by step

دیہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit देह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेहbody; form, figure, shape; mass, bulk
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáyȷ́ʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Classical Persian ده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianده—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰas →Every word from Sanskrit देह →