Where does “अन्त्येष्टि” come from?
अन्त्येष्टि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अन्त्य, from Sanskrit अन्त, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ént- — end, limit, forehead.
Ancestry of “अन्त्येष्टि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्त्य | last |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन्त | near; last; handsome, lovely |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ént- | end, limit, forehead |
Words derived from “अन्त्येष्टि”