Where does “దుర్మతి” come from?

దుర్మతి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दुर्मति, 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.

దుర్మతి (Telugu): Folly; An evil minded man

Definitions

  1. Folly; An evil minded man

Ancestry of “దుర్మతి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्मतिweak-minded, silly, ignorant; bad disposition of...
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- →