Where does “दुरुस्त” come from?
दुरुस्त (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian درست, from Middle Persian drwst', from Old Persian dᵘruvišta, from Proto-Iranian druwištah, from Proto-Iranian druwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
दुरुस्त (Hindi): right, good, okay
Ancestry of “दुरुस्त”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | درست | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | drwst' | right; well, healthy |
| 3 | Old Persian | dᵘruvišta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | druwištah | superlative degree of *druwáh : right, true;... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | druwáh | firm, strong, sturdy, durable; healthy, whole,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰruwás | fixed, firm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰru-wó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |