Where does “usta” come from?
usta (Turkish) comes from Malay استا, from Persian استاد, from Persian اوستاد, from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt', from Proto-Iranian Hawastātas, from Proto-Iranian HawastaHyáti, from Proto-Iranian Hawa-.
usta (Turkish): master
Definitions
- master
Ancestry of “usta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | استا | eight |
| 2 | Persian | استاد | skilled, expert; master; tutor |
| 3 | Persian | اوستاد | Alternative form of استاد, now rare and generally... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾwstʾt' | master, craftsman |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | Hawastātas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | HawastaHyáti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hawa- | — |