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
- to will, command; to wish, desire, want; to long;...
Ancestry of “वष्टि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wáṣṭi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wášti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéḱ-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |