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Where does “ӯстод” come from?

ӯстод (Tajik) comes from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.

Ancestry of “ӯстод”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾwstʾt'master, craftsman
2Proto-IranianHawastātas—
3Proto-IranianHawastaHyáti—
4Proto-IranianHawa-—

Words derived from “ӯстод”

  • устод
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