hestî
Definition of hestî
bone, rigid
Kurdish root word
h/est-
Other forms
hestû, hostî, estî, hastî, Sorani êsk, Zaza/Kirdkî îste
Etymology
from Proto-Indo-European root *ost- "bone,"
from Avestan asti, asta "bone",
Sanskrit asthi,
Hittite hashtai-,
Greek osteon,
Greek ostrakon "oyster shell",
Latin os (genitive ossis) "bone," osseus "bony, of bone",
Welsh asgwrn,
Armenian oskr,
Albanian asht,
Persian ast,
Yagnobi stak,
It forms: osseous; ossicle; ossuary; ossifrage; ossify; osteo-; osteology; osteopathy; ostracism; ostracize; oyster; periosteum.
Updated on August 3, 2023