Where does “उत्कटदुःख” come from?
उत्कटदुःख (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दुःख, from Sanskrit दुस्-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.
उत्कटदुःख (Sanskrit): suffering; extreme sorrow
Definitions
- suffering; extreme sorrow
Ancestry of “उत्कटदुःख”, step by step
उत्कटदुःख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit दुःख
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | दुःख | sorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुस्- | ill-, mal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |
via Sanskrit उत्कट
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | उत्कट | wild, frightening, intense |