Where does “estaalista” come from?

estaalista (Yup'ik) comes from Russian ста́роста, from Proto-Slavic *starosta.

estaalista (Yup'ik): churchwarden, church caretaker

Definitions

  1. churchwarden, church caretaker

Ancestry of “estaalista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianста́ростаchurchwarden
2Proto-Slavic*starosta—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *starosta →Every word from Russian ста́роста →