Sanskrit हेड

← Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (cognate)

← Old English gāst (cognate)

← German Geist (cognate)

← English ghost (cognate)

← Persian زشت (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyždas (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáyẓḍas (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd- (mention)

→ English ghost (cognate)