Where does “پشتمال” come from?

پشتمال (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian پشتمال, from Persian پشت, from Proto-Iranian *pr̥štáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

پشتمال (Ottoman Turkish): peshtemal, a large cotton towel used in Turkish baths as a waistcloth

Definitions

  1. peshtemal, a large cotton towel used in Turkish baths as a waistcloth

Ancestry of “پشتمال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپشتمال—
2Persianپشتback; rear; behind
3Proto-Iranian*pr̥štáhback, spine
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥štʰásback
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥-sth₂-ós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “پشتمال”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós →
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