Where does “یکدست” come from?

یکدست (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.

یکدست (Persian): pure, unmixed

Definitions

  1. pure, unmixed

Ancestry of “یکدست”, step by step

یکدست 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 یک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیکAPI •; one
2Middle Persianʾywk'—
3Middle Persianʾy—
4Proto-IranianHáywahone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →