Where does “آبدست” come from?

آبدست (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian آبدست, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

آبدست (Ottoman Turkish): abdest

Definitions

  1. abdest

Ancestry of “آبدست”, step by step

آبدست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آبدست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآبدستabdest, wudu; ablution
2Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
3Middle Persianʾp̄water
4Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
5Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
6Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Classical Persian آبدست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآبدست—

Words derived from “آبدست”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →