Where does “хостан” come from?

хостан (Tajik) comes from Persian خواستن, from Middle Persian hwʾstn', from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

хостан (Tajik): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “хостан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخواستنto want; to intend
2Middle Persianhwʾstn'to seek, to want, to desire; to attract, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Middle Persian hwʾstn' →Every word from Persian خواستن →