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Where does “द्वेष” come from?

द्वेष (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European dwey-s-ós, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

द्वेष (Sanskrit): hatred, hate, nithe; dislike; repugnance

Definitions

  1. hatred, hate, nithe; dislike; repugnance

Ancestry of “द्वेष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandwáyšashatred, hostility, enmity
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-s-ós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear
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