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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

  1. a master, especially of music, in South Asia and...

Ancestry of “ustad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduاستادprofessor; teacher, tutor; expert, master
2Classical Persianاُسْتَاد—
3PersianاوستادAlternative form of استاد, now rare and generally...
4Middle Persianʾwstʾt'master, craftsman
5Proto-IranianHawastātas—
6Proto-IranianHawastaHyáti—
7Proto-IranianHawa-—
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