Where does “post” come from?

post (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پوست, from Classical Persian پوست, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠, from Indo-Iranian *pawástam.

post (Turkish): fur, hide, pelt

Definitions

  1. fur, hide, pelt

Ancestry of “post”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپوست—
2Classical Persianپوستshell, cover; poppy-head
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠—
4Indo-Iranian*pawástam—
Every word from Indo-Iranian *pawástam →Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Classical Persian پوست →