Where does “دستور” come from?

دستور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian دستور, from Persian دست, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

دستور (Ottoman Turkish): plenipotentiary, a person invested with full powers, especially a minister or a functionary

Definitions

  1. plenipotentiary, a person invested with full powers, especially a minister or a functionary

Ancestry of “دستور”, step by step

دستور traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دستور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستورcommand, order; method, manner, procedure, way;...
2Persianدستhand; arm
3Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤hand
4Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫hand
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Arabic دُسْتُور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُسْتُور

via Classical Persian دستور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدستور
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas