Where does “устод” come from?
устод (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian اُسْتَاد, from Persian اوستاد, from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.
устод (Tajik): master; expert
Ancestry of “устод”, step by step