Where does “استھ” come from?

استھ (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अस्थि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HastH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

استھ (Urdu): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “استھ”, step by step

استھ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अस्थि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्थिa bone; the kernel of a fruit
2Proto-Indo-IranianHastH-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Sanskrit असत्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअसत्non-existent, unreal
2Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HastH- →Every word from Sanskrit अस्थि →