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Where does “dosha” come from?

dosha (English) comes from Sanskrit दोष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

dosha (English): Any of the three regulatory principles of...

Definitions

  1. Any of the three regulatory principles of...

Ancestry of “dosha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “dosha”

  • dosa
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