Where does “دزد” come from?

دزد (Persian) comes from Middle Persian dwz, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

دزد (Persian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “دزد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandwzthief
2Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “دزد”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš- →