Etymology Explorer
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Where does “istar” come from?
istar (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish estar, from Old Spanish estar.
Ancestry of “istar”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
estar
to be
2
Old Spanish
estar
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Words derived from “istar”
istaran
mag-istar
Every word from Old Spanish estar →