Where does “iṭṭhaka” come from?

iṭṭhaka (Pali) comes from Sanskrit इष्टका, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hišt- — brick.

iṭṭhaka (Pali): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “iṭṭhaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइष्टकाbrick; bakestone
2Proto-Indo-IranianHišt-brick
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hišt- →Every word from Sanskrit इष्टका →