Where does “کشٹ” come from?

کشٹ (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit कष्ट, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

کشٹ (Urdu): trouble, pain, anguish

Definitions

  1. trouble, pain, anguish

Ancestry of “کشٹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकष्टevil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering,...
2Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
3Sanskritकृष्to farm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →