Where does “अपयश” come from?

अपयश (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यश, from Sanskrit यशस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáćas, from Proto-Indo-European yékos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “अपयश”, step by step

अपयश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit यश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयशfame; honour
2Sanskritयशस्glory, fame, renown; honor; beautiful appearance,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanyáśas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianyáćasglory, fame, renown; dignity, honor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyékos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Sanskrit अप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअपaway, off, back; down
2Proto-Indo-AryanHapá—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHapáoff, away, from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “अपयश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yékos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáćas →