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Etymology
From Common Nuristani *bāgiṣṭa, a learned term derived from Sanskrit भाग (bhāgá) + -इष्ठ (-iṣṭha).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bagiṣṭ (Eastern Kata-viri, Western Kata-viri)[1]
- Bagisht
References
- ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “bâg′isṭ”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
- Jakob Halfmann (2023) Nuristani Theonyms in Light of Historical Phonology, in Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy, page 332