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Where does “استاد” come from?

استاد (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.

Ancestry of “استاد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾwstʾt'master, craftsman
2Proto-IranianHawastātas—
3Proto-IranianHawastaHyáti—
4Proto-IranianHawa-—
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