Where does “مستی” come from?

مستی (Persian) comes from Persian مست, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

مستی (Persian): drunkenness

Definitions

  1. drunkenness

Ancestry of “مستی”, step by step

مستی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمستdrunk, intoxicated, inebriated; a person who is...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmatˢtásdrunk, intoxicated
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭧—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás →Every word from Persian مست →