Where does “दुस्-” come from?

दुस्- (Sanskrit) comes 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.

दुस्- (Sanskrit): ill-, mal

Definitions

  1. ill-, mal

Ancestry of “दुस्-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “दुस्-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš- →