Where does “ओष्ठ” come from?

ओष्ठ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan HáwHṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáwHštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os — mouth.

ओष्ठ (Sanskrit): lip; the forepart of an Agnikuṇḍa; Coccinia...

Definitions

  1. lip; the forepart of an Agnikuṇḍa; Coccinia...

Ancestry of “ओष्ठ”, step by step

ओष्ठ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan HáwHṣṭʰas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHáwHṣṭʰas—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáwHštʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éh₁osmouth

via Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁s-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁s-mouth

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwštʰas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHáwštʰaslip

Words derived from “ओष्ठ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáwHštʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan HáwHṣṭʰas →