Where does “દસ્તાવેજ” come from?

દસ્તાવેજ (Gujarati) comes from Persian دستاویز, 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.

દસ્તાવેજ (Gujarati): document

Definitions

  1. document

Ancestry of “દસ્તાવેજ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستاویزdocument, paper; reason, excuse; device
2Persianدستhand; arm
3Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤hand
4Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫hand
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “દસ્તાવેજ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →