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Where does “𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬍” come from?

𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬍 (Avestan) comes from Proto-Iranian Hásti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬍 (Avestan): he is

Definitions

  1. he is

Ancestry of “𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬍”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHásti—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHástito be
3Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
4Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
5Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
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