Where does “ხიშტი” come from?

ხიშტი (Georgian) comes from Persian خشت, from Middle Persian hšt', from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 — sun-dried brick.

ხიშტი (Georgian): bayonet; The penalty in a certain card game for...

Definitions

  1. bayonet; The penalty in a certain card game for...

Ancestry of “ხიშტი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخشتjavelin, dart, spear, halberd, poleaxe; adobe,...
2Middle Persianhšt'brick
3Old Persian𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡sun-dried brick
Every word from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡Every word from Middle Persian hšt'Every word from Persian خشت
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