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

  1. friendship

Ancestry of “दोस्ती”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوستیfriendship
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 →