Where does “duš-” come from?

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

duš- (Proto-Indo-Iranian): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “duš-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “duš-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-