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
Ancestry of “ईंट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | *इष्टा | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इष्टका | brick; bakestone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hišt- | brick |