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Where does “दुर्मति” come from?

दुर्मति (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.

दुर्मति (Sanskrit): weak-minded, silly, ignorant; bad disposition of...

Definitions

  1. weak-minded, silly, ignorant; bad disposition of...

Ancestry of “दुर्मति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुस्-a prefix to nouns and rarely to verbs or adverbs ...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanduš-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “दुर्मति”

  • దుర్మతి
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