Where does “भिश्ती” come from?

भिश्ती (Hindi) comes from Persian بهشت, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩, from Avestan ????????????, from Avestan ????? — life.

भिश्ती (Hindi): a water carrier

Definitions

  1. a water carrier

Ancestry of “भिश्ती”, step by step

भिश्ती traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بهشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبهشتparadise, heaven
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩paradise
3Avestan ???????????? paradise, lit. the best existence
4Avestan?????life

via Classical Persian بِهِشْت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبِهِشْت—

Words derived from “भिश्ती”

Every word from Avestan ????? →Every word from Avestan ???????????? →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 →
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