Where does “dusta” come from?
dusta (Indonesian) comes from Malay dusta, from Sanskrit दुष्ट, 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.
dusta (Indonesian): lie, untruth, intentionally false
Definitions
- lie, untruth, intentionally false
Ancestry of “dusta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | dusta | lie; lie, untruth, intentionally false |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुष्ट | wicked, evil, corrupt |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दुस्- | a prefix to nouns and rarely to verbs or adverbs ... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |
Words derived from “dusta”