Where does “दृष्टिहीन” come from?

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

दृष्टिहीन (Hindi): blind, sightless, visually impaired

Definitions

  1. blind, sightless, visually impaired

Ancestry of “दृष्टिहीन”, step by step

दृष्टिहीन 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 हीन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहीनbad, low, lesser; inferior; empty; lacking,...
2Sanskritहीनabandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰHnás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁-nósabandoned
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥štišEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dŕ̥ṣṭiṣ