Where does “دشت” come from?

دشت (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

دشت (Persian): evil, wicked; foul, offensive; plain, field

Definitions

  1. evil, wicked; foul, offensive; plain, field

Ancestry of “دشت”, step by step

دشت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian duš-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianduš-bad
2Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

via Middle Persian dšt'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandšt'plain, open ground; desert, field, plain
2Proto-Iraniandáxštah—

Words derived from “دشت”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš- →