Where does “dost” come from?

dost (Kurdish) comes from Persian دوست, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́.

dost (Kurdish): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “dost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوستfriend
2Middle Persian𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩friend
3Old Persian𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠friend
4Proto-Iranian*jawštā́—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́ →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 →
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