𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱

Avestan

Etymology

A compound of ‎ ‎𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬋‎ (vahištō-, “the best”) + ‎‎‎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱‎ (aŋhuš, “life”). Compare Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩‎ (wahišt), a borrowing. For the formation, compare ‎𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎‎‎ (duž-aŋhu, “hell, lit. bad existence”).

Noun

The best existence
Paradise

Descendants

Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩‎ (wahišt)
- Persian ‎ (behešt)

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