Where does “ਦੋਸਤੀ” come from?

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

ਦੋਸਤੀ (Punjabi): friendship, companionship

Definitions

  1. friendship, companionship

Ancestry of “ਦੋਸਤੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوستیfriendship
2Persianدوستfriend
3Middle Persian𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩friend
4Old Persian𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠friend
5Proto-Iranian*jawštā́—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́ →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 →
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