Where does “tezgâh” come from?

tezgâh (Turkish) 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.

tezgâh (Turkish): workbench

Definitions

  1. workbench

Ancestry of “tezgâh”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →