Etymology Explorer › Proto-Indo-Iranian

Where does “-ištʰas” come from?

-ištʰas (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

-ištʰas (Proto-Indo-Iranian): superlative adjectival suffix

Definitions

  1. superlative adjectival suffix

Ancestry of “-ištʰas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-istHos—
2Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
3Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “-ištʰas”

  • स्वादिष्ठ
  • श्रेष्ठ
  • सेठ
  • स्वादिष्ट
  • श्रेष्ठ
  • स्वादिष्ठ
  • સ્વાદિષ્ટ
  • ćráyHištʰas
  • swáHdištʰas
  • स्वादिष्ट
  • swáHdiṣṭʰas
  • 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →