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

Definitions

  1. poppy; skin, covering

Ancestry of “पोस्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپوستshell, cover; poppy-head
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠—
3Indo-Iranian*pawástam—
Every word from Indo-Iranian *pawástam →Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Classical Persian پوست →