Where does “زیست” come from?

زیست (Persian) comes from Persian زیستن, from Proto-Iranian ǰáyHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyHati.

زیست (Persian): life; existence

Definitions

  1. life; existence

Ancestry of “زیست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیستنto live
2Proto-IranianǰáyHati—
3Proto-Indo-IranianǰáyHati—

Words derived from “زیست”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyHati →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰáyHati →Every word from Persian زیستن →