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Where does “𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁” come from?

𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (Avestan) comes from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁, from Proto-Iranian mazdáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥s-dʰéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meHndʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestan𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁Mazda
2Proto-IranianmazdáH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmazdʰáHwisdom, intelligence
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥s-dʰéh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmeHndʰ-vivacious; wisdom; to pay attention to
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁”

  • Ahura Mazda
  • Oromazes
  • Ahura Mazda
  • Ὡρομάζης
  • Ὠρομάσδης
  • اهورامزدا
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →