Where does “بهشت” come from?

بهشت (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Persian بهشت, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩, from Avestan ????????????, from Avestan ????? — life.

Ancestry of “بهشت”, step by step

بهشت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بهشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبهشتparadise, heaven
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩paradise
3Avestan ???????????? paradise, lit. the best existence
4Avestan?????life

via Classical Persian بهشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبهشت—

Words derived from “بهشت”

Every word from Avestan ????? →Every word from Avestan ???????????? →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 →