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Where does “瑣羅亞斯德” come from?

瑣羅亞斯德 (Chinese) comes from English Zoroaster, from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀.

Ancestry of “瑣羅亞斯德”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZoroasterZarathustra
2LatinZōroastrēs—
3Ancient GreekΖωροάστρης—
4Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀—
Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 →