Where does “خواستن” come from?

خواستن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian hwʾstn', from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

خواستن (Persian): to want; to intend

Definitions

  1. to want; to intend

Ancestry of “خواستن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhwʾstn'to seek, to want, to desire; to attract, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “خواستن”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Middle Persian hwʾstn' →
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