Where does “aniṭṭha” come from?
aniṭṭha (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अनिष्ट, from Sanskrit इष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hiṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hištás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂is-tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.
aniṭṭha (Pali): unpleasant, disagreeable
Ancestry of “aniṭṭha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अनिष्ट | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | इष्ट | sought, wished, desired; liked, beloved;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hiṣṭás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hištás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂is-tós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eys- | to wish; to request |