Where does “mesti” come from?
mesti (Indonesian) comes from Malay mesti, from Javanese ꦩꦼꦱ꧀ꦛꦶ, from Javanese ꦥꦱ꧀ꦛꦶ, from Old Javanese paṣṭi, from Old Javanese aṣṭi, from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन् — hand; take, give in exchange.
mesti (Indonesian): must
Definitions
- must
Ancestry of “mesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | mesti | must |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦩꦼꦱ꧀ꦛꦶ | inevitable |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦥꦱ꧀ꦛꦶ | certain, definite, sure |
| 4 | Old Javanese | paṣṭi | decided, fixed |
| 5 | Old Javanese | aṣṭi | chanda of 16 syllables |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अस्ति | to be; to live; to exist, be present |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásti | to be |
| 8 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 9 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |