Where does “ദോഷം” come from?

ദോഷം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit दोष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

ദോഷം (Malayalam): fault, bad

Definitions

  1. fault, bad

Ancestry of “ദോഷം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas →Every word from Sanskrit दोष →