Where does “asta” come from?
asta (Spanish) comes from Latin hasta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- — rod; pole; bar; switch.
asta (Spanish): flagstaff, flagpole; horn; shaft, handle
Definitions
- flagstaff, flagpole; horn; shaft, handle
Ancestry of “asta”, 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 |