Where does “दोस्ताना” come from?

दोस्ताना (Hindi) comes from Persian دوستانه, from Persian دوست, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́.

दोस्ताना (Hindi): friendly

Definitions

  1. friendly

Ancestry of “दोस्ताना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوستانهfriendly
2Persianدوستfriend
3Middle Persian𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩friend
4Old Persian𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠friend
5Proto-Iranian*jawštā́—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́ →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 →