Where does “دست دادن” come from?

دست دادن (Persian) comes from Persian دست, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

دست دادن (Persian): to shake hands

Definitions

  1. to shake hands

Ancestry of “دست دادن”, step by step

دست دادن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Persian دادن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدادنto give
2Old Persian𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺to give; to take
3Proto-Indo-IraniandádaHtito give
4Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →
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