Where does “उष्ट” come from?

उष्ट (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Huṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Huštás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁us-tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

उष्ट (Sanskrit): burnt

Definitions

  1. burnt

Ancestry of “उष्ट”, step by step

उष्ट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Huṣṭás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHuṣṭás
2Proto-Indo-IranianHuštás
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁us-tós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

via Sanskrit उच्छिष्ट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउच्छिष्ट
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁us-tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Huštás
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