Where does “گشتاور” come from?
گشتاور (Persian) comes from Persian گشت, from Persian گشتن, from Proto-Iranian *gártati.
گشتاور (Persian): torque, moment of force
Definitions
- torque, moment of force
Ancestry of “گشتاور”, step by step
گشتاور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گشت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گشت | patrol, watch |
| 2 | Persian | گشتن | to rotate, turn, revolve, spin; to spin; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *gártati | — |
via Persian اور
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | اور | fist; a blow with a fist; a nut with a rotten... |