Where does “దిష్టి” come from?
దిష్టి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दृष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dŕ̥ṣṭiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥štiš, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱtis.
దిష్టి (Telugu): evil eye
Ancestry of “దిష్టి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दृष्टि | seeing, viewing, beholding; the faculty of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dŕ̥ṣṭiṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dŕ̥štiš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱtis | — |
Words derived from “దిష్టి”