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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Huštás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁us-tós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |
Words derived from “Huṣṭás”