Where does “दोस्ती” come from?

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

दोस्ती (Hindi): friendship

Definitions

friendship

Ancestry of “दोस्ती”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	دوستی	friendship
2	Persian	دوست	friend
3	Middle Persian	𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩	—
4	Old Persian	𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠	—
5	Proto-Iranian	*jawštā́	—

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