Where does “xişt” come from?

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

xişt (Khalaj): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “xişt”, 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 →
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