Where does “dus” come from?

dus (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दुष्, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

dus (Pali): to be bad, to vex

Definitions

  1. to be bad, to vex

Ancestry of “dus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुष्to become bad, corrupted
2Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Sanskrit दुष् →
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