Where does “Hwáriṣṭʰas” come from?

Hwáriṣṭʰas (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Ancestry of “Hwáriṣṭʰas”, step by step

Hwáriṣṭʰas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárištʰas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHwárištʰas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-Indo-European h₁wer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad

Words derived from “Hwáriṣṭʰas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárištʰas →