Etymology

Deccan

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Today it means: A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 ← Sanskrit दक्षिण
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromदक्षिण“south”
  2. Prakrit · derived from𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡
  3. Hindustani · borrowed from
  4. English todayDeccan

Borrowed from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin) and its variants, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “south”).

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