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Where does “wášti” come from?

wášti (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéḱ-ti, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.

Ancestry of “wášti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéḱ-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want

Words derived from “wášti”

  • वष्टि
  • wáṣṭi
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