Where does “धृष्ट” come from?

धृष्ट (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥ṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

धृष्ट (Sanskrit): bold, daring, confident, audacious, impudent

Definitions

  1. bold, daring, confident, audacious, impudent

Ancestry of “धृष्ट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*dʰr̥ṣṭás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰers-to be bold, to dare
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “धृष्ट”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥ṣṭás →