Where does “गश्त” come from?
गश्त (Hindi) comes from Persian گشت, from Persian گشتن, from Proto-Iranian *gártati.
गश्त (Hindi): patrol, watch
Ancestry of “गश्त”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | گشت | patrol, watch |
| 2 | Persian | گشتن | to rotate, turn, revolve, spin; to spin; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *gártati | — |