Where does “దుస్-” come from?

దుస్- (Telugu) comes 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.

దుస్- (Telugu): a prefix used to denote bad

Definitions

  1. a prefix used to denote bad

Ancestry of “దుస్-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुस्-ill-, mal
2Proto-Indo-Aryanduš-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-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- →