Where does “దుష్టుడు” come from?

దుష్టుడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दुष्ट, 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.

దుష్టుడు (Telugu): a bad or wicked man

Definitions

  1. a bad or wicked man

Ancestry of “దుష్టుడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुष्टwicked, evil, corrupt
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- →