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Where does “वरिष्ठ” come from?

वरिष्ठ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वरिष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwáriṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

वरिष्ठ (Hindi): senior, higher-ranked

Definitions

  1. senior, higher-ranked

Ancestry of “वरिष्ठ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवरिष्ठdearest; choicest; best
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwáriṣṭʰas—
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwárištʰas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
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