Where does “दृष्टि दोष” come from?

दृष्टि दोष (Hindi) comes from Hindi दृष्टि, from Sanskrit दृष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dŕ̥ṣṭiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥štiš, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱtis.

दृष्टि दोष (Hindi): evil eye

Definitions

  1. evil eye

Ancestry of “दृष्टि दोष”, step by step

दृष्टि दोष traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi दृष्टि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदृष्टिvision, sight
2Sanskritदृष्टिseeing, viewing, beholding; the faculty of...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandŕ̥ṣṭiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandŕ̥štiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱtis—

via Hindi दोष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदोषfault; blame; defect, flaw
2Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥štiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dŕ̥ṣṭiṣ →