Where does “асуст” come from?

асуст (Abkhaz) comes from Georgian სუსტი, from Persian سست, from Middle Persian swst' — slack, lazy.

Ancestry of “асуст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსუსტიfeckless, feeble, lax, meagre, puny, slack,...
2Persianسستfeeble, weak; soft; lazy, idle
3Middle Persianswst'slack, lazy
Every word from Middle Persian swst'Every word from Persian سستEvery word from Georgian სუსტი