𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱

𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱

Avestan

Etymology

From 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋‎ (vahištō, “the best”) +‎ 𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱‎ (aŋhuš, “life”); the first element is ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásištʰas (“best, excellent”), while the second is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).

Noun

𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱 • (vahištōaŋhuš) ?

1. the best existence, paradise

Descendants

• → Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩‎ (wahišt)
  • Classical Persian: بهشت‎ (bihišt, bahišt)
    • Persian: بهشت‎ (behešt)
    • Tajik: биҳишт (bihišt)
    • → Hindi: बिहिश्त (bihiśt), बहिश्त (bahiśt) (rare)
    • → Urdu: بہشت‎ (bihišt, bahišt)
    • → Bengali: বেহেস্ত (behest)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: بهشت‎ (behişt)
      • Turkish: behişt