Where does “подстаканник” come from?
подстаканник (Russian) comes from Russian стака́н, from Middle Russian стака́нъ, from Slavic достаканъ, from Old East Slavic достоканъ, from Old Turkic dostaqan, from Persian dustgân, from Persian dôst.
подстаканник (Russian): tea glass holder
Ancestry of “подстаканник”, step by step