Where does “ఇష్టము” come from?

ఇష్టము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit इष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hiṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hištás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂is-tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

ఇష్టము (Telugu): wish, desire, liking, pleasure, choice,...

Definitions

  1. wish, desire, liking, pleasure, choice,...

Ancestry of “ఇష్టము”, step by step

ఇష్టము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit इष्ट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइष्टsought, wished, desired; liked, beloved;...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHiṣṭás
3Proto-Indo-IranianHištás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂is-tós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “ఇష్టము

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂is-tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hištás