Where does “ایستا” come from?

ایستا (Persian) comes from Persian ایستادن, from Middle Persian istātan, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

ایستا (Persian): static

Definitions

  1. static

Ancestry of “ایستا”, step by step

ایستا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ایستادن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianایستادنto stand; to stop; to stay
2Middle Persianistātan—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Persian ـا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـاUsed to form adverbs from nouns or adjectives
2Arabicـا—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian istātan →Every word from Persian ایستادن →