Where does “douk” come from?

douk (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi दुःख, 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.

douk (Mauritian Creole): distress

Definitions

distress

Ancestry of “douk”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	दुःख	sorrow, grief, sadness; suffering, distress
2	Sanskrit	दुःख	sorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,...
3	Sanskrit	दुस्-	ill-, mal
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 “douk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Sanskrit दुस्- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →