Where does “ఇష్టమైన” come from?
ఇష్టమైన (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఇష్టము, 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.
ఇష్టమైన (Telugu): favourite
Ancestry of “ఇష్టమైన”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ఇష్టము | wish, desire, liking, pleasure, choice,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | इष्ट | sought, wished, desired; liked, beloved;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hiṣṭás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hištás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂is-tós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eys- | to wish; to request |