Where does “դժ-” come from?

դժ- (Armenian) comes 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.

դժ- (Armenian): a negative prefix, un-, dis-, mis-

Definitions

  1. a negative prefix, un-, dis-, mis-

Ancestry of “դժ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդժ-a negative prefix, un-, dis-, mis-
2Proto-Iranianduš-bad
3Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “դժ-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš- →