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Where does “hšt'” come from?

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

hšt' (Middle Persian): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “hšt'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡sun-dried brick

Words derived from “hšt'”

  • խիշտ
  • խշտիկ
  • ხიშტი
  • خشت
  • խիշտ
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