Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Aryan/dayśás

This Proto-Indo-Aryan entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Aryan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐj.ɕɐ́s̪/

Noun

*dayśás m

1. point, region, part
2. country, province

Descendants

• Sanskrit: देश (deśá) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “dēśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press