Where does “avast” come from?
avast (English) comes from Sanskrit अवस्था, from Sanskrit स्था, from Sanskrit -प्-, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
avast (English): hold fast!; desist!; stay!; listen!; pay...
Definitions
- hold fast!; desist!; stay!; listen!; pay...
Ancestry of “avast”, step by step
avast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अवस्था
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अवस्था | condition, state; female reproductive organs; an... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्था | to stand, station oneself, take up a position on;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -प्- | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Dutch hou vast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hou vast |