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
- secluded place for menstruous women
Ancestry of “dštʾnstʾn'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | dštʾn' | menstruation; menstruous |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 | place |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | stā́nam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stʰáHnam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |