Etymology

maistry

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Today it means: A foreman. Full definition →

Hindi मिस्त्री ← Portuguese mestre
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The story

  1. Portuguese · derived frommestre
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromमिस्त्री
  3. English todaymaistry

Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī), from Portuguese mestre.

Words from the same roots

Hindiमिस्त्री all →

mistry

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