Where does “пұст” come from?

пұст (Kazakh) comes from Classical Persian پوست, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠, from Indo-Iranian *pawástam.

пұст (Kazakh): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “пұст”, 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 →