Where does “ਉਸਤਾਦ” come from?
ਉਸਤਾਦ (Punjabi) comes from Persian استاد, from Persian اوستاد, from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.
ਉਸਤਾਦ (Punjabi): teacher, master
Ancestry of “ਉਸਤਾਦ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | استاد | skilled, expert; master; tutor |
| 2 | Persian | اوستاد | Alternative form of استاد, now rare and generally... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾwstʾt' | master, craftsman |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | Hawastātas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | HawastaHyáti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hawa- | — |