Where does “शुष्क” come from?
शुष्क (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शुष्क, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sews- — to be dry.
शुष्क (Hindi): dry, shrivelled; arid; dull, uninteresting
Definitions
- dry, shrivelled; arid; dull, uninteresting
Ancestry of “शुष्क”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शुष्क | dried, dried up, dry, arid, parched, shrivelled,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsúškas | dry, dried out |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sews- | to be dry |