Where does “دستکش” come from?

دستکش (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.

دستکش (Persian): glove

Definitions

  1. glove

Ancestry of “دستکش”, step by step

دستکش 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 کش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشpresent stem form of کشتن
2Persianکشیدنto pull, to drag, to haul
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas