Where does “దోషాచరుడు” come from?

దోషాచరుడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दोष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

దోషాచరుడు (Telugu): A fiend that walks at night

Definitions

  1. A fiend that walks at night

Ancestry of “దోషాచరుడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas →Every word from Sanskrit दोष →