Where does “Vasishtha” come from?

Vasishtha (English) comes from Sanskrit वसिष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Vasishtha (English): Vasishtha, husband of Arundhati, attributed as the author of the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda and one of the seven Saptarshis

Definitions

  1. Vasishtha, husband of Arundhati, attributed as the author of the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda and one of the seven Saptarshis

Ancestry of “Vasishtha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवसिष्ठbest, most excellent
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hwásištʰasbest, most excellent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásištʰas →