Where does “దోస్తు” come from?

దోస్తు (Telugu) comes from Urdu دوست, from Classical Persian دوسْت.

దోస్తు (Telugu): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “దోస్తు”, step by step

దోస్తు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu دوست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدوستfriend
2Classical Persianدوسْت—

via Hindi दोस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदोस्तfriend
Every word from Classical Persian دوسْت →Every word from Urdu دوست →
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