Where does “hasta” come from?
hasta (Portuguese) comes from Latin hasta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- — rod; pole; bar; switch.
hasta (Portuguese): spear; auction
Ancestry of “hasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | hasta | a spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰast- | rod; pole; bar; switch |
Words derived from “hasta”