Where does “دیز” come from?

دیز (Ushojo) comes from Persian دیس, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

دیز (Ushojo): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “دیز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیسplatter; -like; -shaped
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-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 →