Where does “sr̥ṣṭás” come from?

sr̥ṣṭás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sr̥štás, from Proto-Indo-European sl̥ǵ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- — to let go, send.

Ancestry of “sr̥ṣṭás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansr̥štáslet go
2Proto-Indo-Europeansl̥ǵ-tó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselǵ-to let go, send
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sl̥ǵ-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sr̥štás →