Where does “दुर्भिक्ष” come from?

दुर्भिक्ष (Sanskrit) comes 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.

दुर्भिक्ष (Sanskrit): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “दुर्भिक्ष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुस्-ill-, mal
2Proto-Indo-Aryanduš-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “दुर्भिक्ष”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Sanskrit दुस्- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →