Where does “ਕਸ਼ਟ” come from?

ਕਸ਼ਟ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit कष्ट, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

ਕਸ਼ਟ (Punjabi): trouble, bother

Definitions

  1. trouble, bother

Ancestry of “ਕਸ਼ਟ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकष्टevil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,...
2Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
3Sanskritकृष्to farm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →