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Where does “dastgah” come from?

dastgah (English) comes from Persian دستگاه, from Persian دست, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

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Ancestry of “dastgah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستگاهmachine; machinery; apparatus
2Persianدستhand; arm
3Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤hand
4Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫hand
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
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