Where does “مشت” come from?

مشت (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian mwšt', from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

Ancestry of “مشت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmwšt'—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—

Words derived from “مشت”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Middle Persian mwšt' →