Where does “dosi” come from?

dosi (Dongxiang) comes from Persian دوست, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́.

dosi (Dongxiang): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “dosi”, 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 →