Where does “داستان” come from?

داستان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian داستان — story.

داستان (Ottoman Turkish): tale, legend, myth, fable, any fictitious narrative told to excite wonder

Definitions

  1. tale, legend, myth, fable, any fictitious narrative told to excite wonder

Ancestry of “داستان”, step by step

داستان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian داستان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianداستانstory

via Classical Persian دَاسْتَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدَاسْتَان—

Words derived from “داستان”

Every word from Persian داستان →