Query on the term *mistri*

[Prof P Kumar]

>Jo Kirkpatrick wrote:
>>
>>What I hope to find out is how the word came into Indian languages, and
>>from which probable language source (colonial, e.g. English, Portuguese,
>>French? or.....?)
>>JK

I just want to add or supplement to the points that have already been made
by pointing out that in South Africa "Mistri" "Maistrie" ( spelled in
different ways) currently exists as a family name among some Gujarati and
Hindi speaking families. This certainly has to do with the colonial context
and most likely it came via English.

Pratap