Where does “دستگاه” come from?

دستگاه (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.

دستگاه (Persian): machine; machinery; apparatus

Definitions

  1. machine; machinery; apparatus

Ancestry of “دستگاه”, step by step

دستگاه 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 ـگاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـگاهa suffix forming words of location
2Persianگاهtime; place; throne
3Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
4Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—

Words derived from “دستگاه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →