Where does “Asta” come from?

Asta (English) comes from Italian asta, from Latin hasta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- — rod; pole; bar; switch.

Ancestry of “Asta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianastapole; rod; shaft
2Latinhastaa spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰast-rod; pole; bar; switch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- →Every word from Latin hasta →Every word from Italian asta →