Where does “teste” come from?

teste (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Persian دسته, from Middle Persian dstk' — bunch, bundle, group; handle.

teste (Serbo-Croatian): dozen, a bundle of twelve

Definitions

  1. dozen, a bundle of twelve

Ancestry of “teste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستهhandle, helve, haft; a handful; handwriting
2Middle Persiandstk'bunch, bundle, group; handle
Every word from Middle Persian dstk' →Every word from Persian دسته →