Where does “хишт” come from?

хишт (Tajik) comes from Persian خشت, from Middle Persian hšt', from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 — sun-dried brick.

хишт (Tajik): ‌‌ brick

Definitions

  1. ‌‌ brick

Ancestry of “хишт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخشتjavelin, dart, spear, halberd, poleaxe; adobe,...
2Middle Persianhšt'brick
3Old Persian𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡sun-dried brick
Every word from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 →Every word from Middle Persian hšt' →Every word from Persian خشت →