Where does “दुर्गति” come from?

दुर्गति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

दुर्गति (Sanskrit): distress, misfortune

Definitions

  1. distress, misfortune

Ancestry of “दुर्गति”, step by step

दुर्गति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit गति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Sanskrit दुर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्gate, door, entrance or issue
2Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “दुर्गति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis →