Where does “destî” come from?

destî (Kurdish) comes from Persian دسته, from Middle Persian dstk' — bunch, bundle, group; handle.

destî (Kurdish): handle

Definitions

  1. handle

Ancestry of “destî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستهhandle, helve, haft; a handful; handwriting
2Middle Persiandstk'bunch, bundle, group; handle
Every word from Middle Persian dstk' →Every word from Persian دسته →