Where does “उस्तादु” come from?
उस्तादु (Sindhi) comes from Classical Persian اُسْتَاد, from Persian اوستاد, from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.
उस्तादु (Sindhi): teacher, schoolmaster
Definitions
- teacher, schoolmaster
Ancestry of “उस्तादु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | اُسْتَاد | — |
| 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- | — |