Where does “वष्टि” come from?

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

वष्टि (Sanskrit): to will, command; to wish, desire, want; to long;...

Definitions

  1. to will, command; to wish, desire, want; to long;...

Ancestry of “वष्टि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanwáṣṭi—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwášti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéḱ-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéḱ-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wášti →