Where does “*nüš(t)” come from?
*nüš(t) (Kamkata-viri) comes from Proto-Nuristani iir-nur-pro, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdántas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “*nüš(t)”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nuristani | iir-nur-pro | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hdántas | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |