Where does “دوردست” come from?

دوردست (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.

دوردست (Persian): remote, far-off

Definitions

  1. remote, far-off

Ancestry of “دوردست”, step by step

دوردست 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 دور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدورfar; distant; away
2Proto-IranianduHráhfar
3Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
4Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →