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): a prefix to nouns and rarely to verbs or adverbs ...
Definitions
- a prefix to nouns and rarely to verbs or adverbs ...
Ancestry of “दुस्-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |
Words derived from “दुस्-”