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Where does “پستان” come from?

پستان (Urdu) comes from Persian پستان, from Middle Persian pystʾn', from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

پستان (Urdu): breast

Definitions

  1. breast

Ancestry of “پستان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپستانbreast
2Middle Persianpystʾn'—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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