Where does “苦悩” come from?

苦悩 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 苦惱, from Sanskrit दुःख, 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.

苦悩 (Japanese): suffering, distress, anguish, agony; to suffer,...

Definitions

  1. suffering, distress, anguish, agony; to suffer,...

Ancestry of “苦悩”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese苦惱annoyed; distressed; ailed; to ail; to annoy; to...
2Sanskritदुःखsorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,...
3Sanskritदुस्-ill-, mal
4Proto-Indo-Aryanduš-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
7Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Sanskrit दुस्- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →