Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫 ‎(dasta), from Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- ‎(“hand”), from *ǵʰes-.

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡉𐡃𐡄; compound of 𐡉𐡃 ‎(yad) + 𐡄,