Where does “朵斯提” come from?

朵斯提 (Chinese) comes from Persian دوست, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́.

朵斯提 (Chinese): friend or Muslim friend

Definitions

  1. friend or Muslim friend

Ancestry of “朵斯提”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوستfriend
2Middle Persian𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩friend
3Old Persian𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠friend
4Proto-Iranian*jawštā́—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́ →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 →