Where does “دست” come from?

دست (Baluchi) comes from Proto-Iranian jástah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

دست (Baluchi): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “دست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianjástah—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →