Where does “ustad” come from?
ustad (English) comes from Urdu استاد, from Classical Persian اُسْتَاد, from Persian اوستاد, from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.
ustad (English): a master, especially of music, in South Asia and...
Definitions
- a master, especially of music, in South Asia and...
Ancestry of “ustad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | استاد | professor; teacher, tutor; expert, master |
| 2 | Classical Persian | اُسْتَاد | — |
| 3 | Persian | اوستاد | Alternative form of استاد, now rare and generally... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾwstʾt' | master, craftsman |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | Hawastātas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | HawastaHyáti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hawa- | — |