Where does “зистан” come from?

зистан (Tajik) comes from Persian زیستن, from Proto-Iranian ǰáyHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyHati.

зистан (Tajik): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “зистан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیستنto live
2Proto-IranianǰáyHati—
3Proto-Indo-IranianǰáyHati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰáyHati →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰáyHati →Every word from Persian زیستن →