Where does “दोष” come from?

दोष (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

दोष (Sanskrit): fault, deficiency; vice; blame

Definitions

  1. fault, deficiency; vice; blame

Ancestry of “दोष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “दोष”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas →