Where does “ईंट” come from?

ईंट (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸, from Sanskrit *इष्टा, from Sanskrit इष्टका, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hišt- — brick.

ईंट (Hindi): brick; diamond

Definitions

  1. brick; diamond

Ancestry of “ईंट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸brick
2Sanskrit*इष्टा—
3Sanskritइष्टकाbrick; bakestone
4Proto-Indo-IranianHišt-brick
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hišt- →Every word from Sanskrit इष्टका →Every word from Sanskrit *इष्टा →