Where does “ईषत्” come from?
ईषत् (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ईषत्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan īṣát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian īšát, from Proto-Indo-European in̥st, from Proto-Indo-European is — a little.
ईषत् (Hindi): very little, less, minuscule
Definitions
- very little, less, minuscule
Ancestry of “ईषत्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ईषत् | few, little; slightly |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | īṣát | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | īšát | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | in̥st | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | is | a little |