Where does “тесте” come from?

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

тесте (Macedonian): bunch, handful, pack

Definitions

  1. bunch, handful, pack

Ancestry of “тесте”, 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