Where does “مست” come from?

مست (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian مست, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭮𐭲, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

مست (Ottoman Turkish): drunk, boozy

Definitions

  1. drunk, boozy

Ancestry of “مست”, step by step

مست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian مست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمست—
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭮𐭲drunk, bemused
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmatˢtásdrunk, intoxicated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Arabic مسح

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمسحto stroke with the hand or similar, to wipe off,...
2Arabicمَسَحَto anoint

Words derived from “مست”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭮𐭲 →