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Where does “दुबला” come from?

दुबला (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दुर्बल, 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.

दुबला (Hindi): thin, meagre; poor, barren; weak, feeble

Definitions

  1. thin, meagre; poor, barren; weak, feeble

Ancestry of “दुबला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्बलweak, feeble, emaciated, of little strength;...
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 “दुबला”

  • दुबला-पतला
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