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: বেহেশ্ত (beheśt)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: بهشت (behişt)
      • Turkish: behişt