Where does “دېګ” come from?

دېګ (Pashto) comes from Classical Persian دیگ, from Middle Persian dyk', from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

دېګ (Pashto): pot

Definitions

  1. pot

Ancestry of “دېګ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدیگ—
2Middle Persiandyk'cauldron
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Middle Persian dyk' →Every word from Classical Persian دیگ →