Where does “ویستا” come from?
ویستا (Persian) comes from Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬛, from Proto-Iranian wayd-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wayd-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “ویستا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Avestan | 𐬬𐬌𐬛 | know, understand |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | wayd- | to know; to find |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wayd- | to know; to find |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |