Where does “दुर्गंध” come from?
दुर्गंध (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दुर्गन्ध, 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.
दुर्गंध (Hindi): stench, stink, any foul smell or odor
Definitions
- stench, stink, any foul smell or odor
Ancestry of “दुर्गंध”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दुर्गन्ध | bad-smell, stink; onion |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुस्- | a prefix to nouns and rarely to verbs or adverbs ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |