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

  1. evil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,...

Ancestry of “कष्ट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
2Sanskritकृष्to farm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

Words derived from “कष्ट”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →