The story
- Persian · derived fromبهشت“heaven”
- English todaybheestie
From Hindustani भिश्ती (bhiśtī) / بہشتی (bhiśtī, “heavenly”), from Persian بهشت (behešt, “heaven”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. Full definition →
From Hindustani भिश्ती (bhiśtī) / بہشتی (bhiśtī, “heavenly”), from Persian بهشت (behešt, “heaven”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.