Where does “بس” come from?

بس (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian ws, from Proto-Iranian *was-, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.

Ancestry of “بس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianws—
2Proto-Iranian*was-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want

Words derived from “بس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *was- →Every word from Middle Persian ws →