Where does “دندان‌پزشک” come from?

دندان‌پزشک (Persian) comes from Persian پزشک, from Middle Persian bcšk', from Proto-Iranian bišajkah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰiš- — to, heal cure; medicine, medicinal herb.

دندان‌پزشک (Persian): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “دندان‌پزشک”, step by step

دندان‌پزشک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پزشک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپزشکdoctor; physician
2Middle Persianbcšk'
3Proto-Iranianbišajkahdoctor, physician
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰiš-to, heal cure; medicine, medicinal herb

via Persian دندان‌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدندان‌
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰiš-Every word from Proto-Iranian bišajkahEvery word from Middle Persian bcšk'