Where does “കഷ്ട” come from?

കഷ്ട (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कष्ट, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

കഷ്ട (Malayalam): Adjective version of കഷ്ടം

Definitions

  1. Adjective version of കഷ്ടം

Ancestry of “കഷ്ട”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकष्टevil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,...
2Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
3Sanskritकृष्to farm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

Words derived from “കഷ്ട”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →