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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پرستیدن | to worship; to idolize |
| 2 | Middle Persian | plstytn' | to serve; to minister in a ritual; to worship |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | pari- | around |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pári | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |