Where does “nasta” come from?
nasta (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi नाश्ता, from Persian ناشتا, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éd-.
nasta (Mauritian Creole): breakfast
Ancestry of “nasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नाश्ता | breakfast |
| 2 | Persian | ناشتا | hungry; breakfast |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éd- | — |