Where does “𐭠𐭩𐭲𐭩” come from?
𐭠𐭩𐭲𐭩 (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.
𐭠𐭩𐭲𐭩 (Middle Persian): is; exists
Definitions
- is; exists
Ancestry of “𐭠𐭩𐭲𐭩”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to be, exist; to be |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásti | to be |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |