Where does “Huṣṭás” come from?

Huṣṭás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Huštás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁us-tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

Ancestry of “Huṣṭás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHuštás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁us-tós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

Words derived from “Huṣṭás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁us-tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Huštás →