Where does “उस्ताद” come from?

उस्ताद (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian استاد, from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.

उस्ताद (Hindi): teacher; master, expert

Definitions

  1. teacher; master, expert

Ancestry of “उस्ताद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاستاد
2Middle Persianʾwstʾt'master, craftsman
3Proto-IranianHawastātas
4Proto-IranianHawastaHyáti
5Proto-IranianHawa-
Every word from Proto-Iranian Hawa-Every word from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyátiEvery word from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas