Where does “dr̥ṣṭás” come from?

dr̥ṣṭás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥štás, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- — to see.

Ancestry of “dr̥ṣṭás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥štásseen, visible, apparent
2Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-tó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥štás →