Where does “mastava” come from?

mastava (English) comes from Uzbek mastava, from Tajik мастоба, from Tajik мост, from Classical Persian مَاسْت, from Old English māst, from Syriac mastā.

mastava (English): mastoba

Definitions

  1. mastoba

Ancestry of “mastava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekmastavamastava, mastoba
2Tajikмастобаmastoba, mastova (Tajik soup)
3Tajikмостyogurt
4Classical Persianمَاسْت—
5Old Englishmāstmost
6Syriacmastā—
Every word from Syriac mastā →Every word from Old English māst →Every word from Classical Persian مَاسْت →