دست

From Proto-Iranian *jástah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- (“hand”), from *ǵʰes-.

دست • (dast)

1. hand

From Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤‎ (YDH /dast/), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫 (dasta), from Proto-Iranian *jástah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- (“hand”), from *ǵʰes-.

Compare Northern Kurdish dest, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀‎ (zasta), Sogdian ܕܣܛ‎ (ẟast-, “hand”), Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”), Albanian dorë (“hand”), Tocharian A tsar, Latin hīr (“hand”).

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دست • (dast) (plural دستان‎ (dastân) or دست‌ها‎ (dast-hâ))

1. (anatomy) hand
2. (anatomy) arm
3. hand (side; part, camp; direction, either right or left)
   • 11th century, Abulfazl-i Bayhaqī, Tārīx-i Bayhaqī

     ‏خواجه امیر حسنک را هر چند خواست که پیش وی بنشیند نگذاشت و بر دست راست من و دست راست خواجه ابوالقاسم کثیر و بونصر مشکان بنشاند، هر چند ابوالقاسم کثیر معزول بود، اما حرمتش سخت بزرگ بود و بوسهل بر دست چپ خواجه، از این نیز سخت‌تر بتابید‎

     Although Amir Hasanak wanted to sit near him, Khwajah [Ahmad] didn't let it, and seated him at my right-hand, and at Khwajah Abul-Qasim Kasir's and Bu Nasr Mushkan's right-hand—although Abul-Qasim Kasir was deposed, his reverence was so great—and [seated] Bu Sahl at Khwajah's left-hand; he [Bu Sahl] was outraged even more because of this.

• دسته‎ (daste)

• → Gulf Arabic: دست‎ (dast, “glove”) (Kuwait)
• → Bengali: দস্ত (dosto)
• → Kumzari: دست