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Where does “दुःख” come from?

दुःख (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दुःख, from Sanskrit दुस्-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

दुःख (Hindi): sorrow, grief, sadness; suffering, distress

Definitions

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness; suffering, distress

Ancestry of “दुःख”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुःखsorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,...
2Sanskritदुस्-a prefix to nouns and rarely to verbs or adverbs ...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanduš-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “दुःख”

  • दुख
  • douk
  • duk
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