Where does “कष्ट” come from?
कष्ट (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.
कष्ट (Sanskrit): evil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,...
Definitions
- evil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,...
Ancestry of “कष्ट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कष् | to injure, destroy |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृष् | to farm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls- | to pull, drag |
Words derived from “कष्ट”