Where does “دستہ” come from?

دستہ (Urdu) comes from Persian دسته, from Middle Persian dstk' — bunch, bundle, group; handle.

دستہ (Urdu): an army formation, typically a troop or company

Definitions

  1. an army formation, typically a troop or company

Ancestry of “دستہ”, 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 →