Where does “testere” come from?

testere (Turkish) comes from Persian دستره, 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.

testere (Turkish): handsaw; saw

Definitions

  1. handsaw; saw

Ancestry of “testere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدسترهhandsaw
2Persianدستhand; arm
3Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤hand
4Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫hand
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “testere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →