Where does “शिष्ट” come from?

शिष्ट (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शास्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁s- — to call, to command, to instruct; to proclaim,...

शिष्ट (Sanskrit): left, remaining, escaped, residual; anything that...

Definitions

  1. left, remaining, escaped, residual; anything that...

Ancestry of “शिष्ट”, step by step

शिष्ट traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शास्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशास्to order; to command; to direct; to order,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁s-to call, to command, to instruct; to proclaim,...

via Proto-Indo-Aryan śiṣṭás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśiṣṭásleft over
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśiṣ-to remain

via Sanskrit शिष्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिष्to leave, spare
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeys-—

Words derived from “शिष्ट”

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