Where does “duk” come from?
duk (Mauritian Creole) comes from Mauritian Creole douk, 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.
duk (Mauritian Creole): Alternative spelling of douk
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of douk
Ancestry of “duk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritian Creole | douk | distress |
| 2 | Hindi | दुःख | sorrow, grief, sadness; suffering, distress |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दुःख | sorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दुस्- | ill-, mal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |