dest

Definition of dest

hand

Other forms

dist, dast

Etymology

From Avestan zasta "hand" related to daoś "upper arm, shoulder".

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés “hand”.

Sanskrit hasta,
Persian dast.

Related words and phrases

abdest/avdest, derdest, deste, destek, destmal, destur, presto (apre), testere (destere), testi, desgeh/dezge (tezgâh)

Updated on May 5, 2025

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