Where does “पोस्त” come from?
पोस्त (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian پوست, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠, from Indo-Iranian *pawástam.
पोस्त (Hindi): poppy; skin, covering
Ancestry of “पोस्त”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | پوست | shell, cover; poppy-head |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠 | — |
| 3 | Indo-Iranian | *pawástam | — |