Where does “dəşt” come from?

dəşt (Khalaj) comes from Persian دشت, from Proto-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

dəşt (Khalaj): plain

Definitions

  1. plain

Ancestry of “dəşt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدشتevil, wicked; foul, offensive; plain, field
2Proto-Iranianduš-bad
3Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš- →