Where does “ความทุกข์” come from?
ความทุกข์ (Thai) comes from Thai ทุกข์, from Pali dukkha, from Sanskrit दुःख, 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.
ความทุกข์ (Thai): sadness
Definitions
- sadness
Ancestry of “ความทุกข์”, step by step
ความทุกข์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ทุกข์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ทุกข์ | grief; sorrow; suffering |
| 2 | Pali | dukkha | suffering, discontent, dissatisfaction |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दुःख | sorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दुस्- | ill-, mal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |