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Where does “مَاسْت” come from?
مَاسْت (Classical Persian) comes from Old English māst, from Syriac mastā.
Ancestry of “مَاسْت”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
māst
most
2
Syriac
mastā
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Words derived from “مَاسْت”
мост
мастоба
яхмос
mastava
mastoba
mastava
Every word from Syriac mastā →
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