Where does “ख़िश्त” come from?

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

ख़िश्त (Hindi): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “ख़िश्त”, step by step

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