Where does “دسترنج” come from?

دسترنج (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.

دسترنج (Persian): wage

Definitions

  1. wage

Ancestry of “دسترنج”, step by step

دسترنج 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 رنج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنجpain, toil, trouble
2Persianرنگcolor
3Middle Persianlngcolor
4Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye
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