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
Ancestry of “دیہ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | देह | body; form, figure, shape; mass, bulk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰáyȷ́ʰas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |