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Where does “тезга” come from?

тезга (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تزگاه, from Persian دستگاه, 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.

тезга (Serbo-Croatian): booth, counter; stand, stall; bench, workbench

Definitions

  1. booth, counter; stand, stall; bench, workbench

Ancestry of “тезга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishتزگاهAlternative form of دستگاه
2Persianدستگاهmachine; machinery; apparatus
3Persianدستhand; arm
4Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤hand
5Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫hand
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
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