Where does “ദുർഗന്ധം” come from?

ദുർഗന്ധം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit दुर्गन्ध, 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.

ദുർഗന്ധം (Malayalam): stench; foul smell

Definitions

  1. stench; foul smell

Ancestry of “ദുർഗന്ധം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्गन्धbad-smell, stink; onion
2Sanskritदुस्-ill-, mal
3Proto-Indo-Aryanduš-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
6Proto-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- →