Where does “dštʾn'” come from?

dštʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

dštʾn' (Middle Persian): menstruation; menstruous

Definitions

  1. menstruation; menstruous

Ancestry of “dštʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
2Old Persian𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴place
3Proto-Iranianstā́nam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianstʰáHnam—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “dštʾn'”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam →