Where does “Hsánt” come from?

Hsánt (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsánt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

Ancestry of “Hsánt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHsánt—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsánt →
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