Where does “कष्ट” come from?
कष्ट (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कष्ट, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.
कष्ट (Hindi): trouble; suffering, agony
Definitions
- trouble; suffering, agony
Ancestry of “कष्ट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कष्ट | evil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कष् | to injure, destroy |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृष् | to farm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls- | to pull, drag |