Where does “hasta” come from?

Hasta derives from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, ultimately from the root ǵʰes-.

hasta (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “hasta”, step by step

hasta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Latin hasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhastaa spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰast-rod; pole; bar; switch

via Spanish hasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhastaeven; until; up to, to the point of, as much as
2Old Spanishfasta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →