Where does “wáṣṭi” come from?
wáṣṭi (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wášti, from Proto-Indo-European wéḱ-ti, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.
Ancestry of “wáṣṭi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wášti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wéḱ-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |
Words derived from “wáṣṭi”