Where does “դժգույն” come from?

դժգույն (Armenian) comes from Armenian դժ-, from Old Armenian դժ-, from Proto-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

դժգույն (Armenian): colorless, pale, bleak

Definitions

  1. colorless, pale, bleak

Ancestry of “դժգույն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդժ-a negative prefix, un-, dis-, mis-
2Old Armenianդժ-a negative prefix, un-, dis-, mis-
3Proto-Iranianduš-bad
4Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš- →