Where does “ʾwstʾt'” come from?
ʾwstʾt' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.
ʾwstʾt' (Middle Persian): master, craftsman
Definitions
- master, craftsman
Ancestry of “ʾwstʾt'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hawastātas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | HawastaHyáti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | Hawa- | — |