Where does “usta” come from?

usta (Albanian) comes from Persian اوستا, from Middle Persian ʾp(y)stʾk'.

usta (Albanian): mason; master

Definitions

  1. mason; master

Ancestry of “usta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianاوستاAlternative form of استاد
2Middle Persianʾp(y)stʾk'—
Every word from Middle Persian ʾp(y)stʾk' →Every word from Persian اوستا →