Where does “hamastra” come from?
hamastra (Old High German) comes from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ, from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ — hamster.
Ancestry of “hamastra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | хомѣсторъ | hamster |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *xoměstorъ | hamster |