Where does “ოსტატი” come from?
ოსტატი (Georgian) comes from Persian استاد, from Persian اوستاد, from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.
ოსტატი (Georgian): craftsman; wizard
Ancestry of “ოსტატი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | استاد | skilled, expert; master; tutor |
| 2 | Persian | اوستاد | Alternative form of استاد, now rare and generally... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾwstʾt' | master, craftsman |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | Hawastātas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | HawastaHyáti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hawa- | — |
Words derived from “ოსტატი”