Where does “تهیدست” come from?

تهیدست (Persian) comes from Persian تهی, from Middle Persian twhyg, from Proto-Iranian tuŝyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tuŝćyás, from Proto-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

تهیدست (Persian): poor, indigent

Definitions

  1. poor, indigent

Ancestry of “تهیدست”, step by step

تهیدست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تهی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتهیempty; hollow
2Middle Persiantwhygempty; vain, illusory; barren
3Proto-Iraniantuŝyás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantuŝćyás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantus-sḱ-yósempty
6Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
7Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Persian دست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستhand; arm
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤hand
3Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫hand
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós →