Where does “دستپاچه” come from?

دستپاچه (Persian) comes from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

دستپاچه (Persian): flustered, nervous

Definitions

flustered, nervous

Ancestry of “دستپاچه”, step by step

دستپاچه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پا

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	پا	leg, foot; with
2	Old Persian	𐎱𐎠𐎭	foot
3	Proto-Iranian	pā́dah	foot
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	pā́ts	foot
5	Proto-Indo-European	pṓds	foot
6	Proto-Indo-European	póds	foot
7	Proto-Indo-European	ped-	to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Persian دست

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	دست	hand; arm
2	Middle Persian	𐭩𐭣𐭤	hand
3	Old Persian	𐎭𐎿𐎫	hand
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ʰástas	hand
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰés-to-	hand
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰes-	hand; take, give in exchange

via Persian چه

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	چه	because; what?; Suffix which forms the diminutive
2	Middle Persian	𐭰𐭩	what; because
3	Proto-Indo-European	kʷis	interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

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