Where does “dštʾnstʾn'” come from?

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

dštʾnstʾn' (Middle Persian): secluded place for menstruous women

Definitions

  1. secluded place for menstruous women

Ancestry of “dštʾnstʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandštʾn'menstruation; menstruous
2Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
3Old Persian𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴place
4Proto-Iranianstā́nam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianstʰáHnam—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam →