Where does “కష్టజీవి” come from?

కష్టజీవి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कष्ट, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

కష్టజీవి (Telugu): One who gets his bread with difficulty

Definitions

  1. One who gets his bread with difficulty

Ancestry of “కష్టజీవి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकष्टevil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,...
2Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
3Sanskritकृष्to farm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →