Where does “dwz” come from?

dwz (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

dwz (Middle Persian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “dwz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “dwz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš- →