Where does “dukha” come from?

dukha (Tagalog) comes from Sanskrit दुःख, from Sanskrit दुस्-, 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.

dukha (Tagalog): poor; needy; destitute; indigent

Definitions

  1. poor; needy; destitute; indigent

Ancestry of “dukha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुःखsorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,...
2Sanskritदुस्-ill-, mal
3Proto-Indo-Aryanduš-
4Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ-Every word from Sanskrit दुस्-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-
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