Where does “دوست” come from?

دوست (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́.

دوست (Persian): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “دوست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩friend
2Old Persian𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠friend
3Proto-Iranian*jawštā́—

Words derived from “دوست”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́ →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 →