Where does “dosa” come from?

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

dosa (Pali): anger; depravity; fault

Definitions

  1. anger; depravity; fault

Ancestry of “dosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “dosa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas →Every word from Sanskrit दोष →