Where does “श्रेष्ठिन्” come from?
श्रेष्ठिन् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráyHištʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.
Ancestry of “श्रेष्ठिन्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | श्रेष्ठ | most beautiful, most splendid; best, chief, most... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćráyHištʰas | superlative degree of *ćriHrás : most beautiful;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ištʰas | superlative adjectival suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |