Where does “پرستش” come from?

پرستش (Classical Persian) comes from Persian پرستیدن, from Middle Persian plstytn', from Proto-Iranian pari-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pári, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “پرستش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپرستیدنto worship; to idolize
2Middle Persianplstytn'to serve; to minister in a ritual; to worship
3Proto-Iranianpari-around
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpári—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “پرستش”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pári →