Where does “abdest” come from?

abdest (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish آبدست, from Persian آبدست, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

abdest (English): The Islamic act of washing parts of the body...

Definitions

  1. The Islamic act of washing parts of the body...

Ancestry of “abdest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآبدستabdest
2Persianآبدستabdest, wudu; ablution
3Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
4Middle Persianʾp̄water
5Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
6Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
7Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →