Where does “*इष्टा” come from?

*इष्टा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit इष्टका, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hišt- — brick.

Ancestry of “*इष्टा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइष्टकाbrick; bakestone
2Proto-Indo-IranianHišt-brick

Words derived from “*इष्टा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hišt- →Every word from Sanskrit इष्टका →