Where does “آذَر” come from?
آذَر (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠, from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtr̥š, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.
Ancestry of “آذَر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠 | fire; Atar, holy fire |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *HáHtr̥š | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáHtr̥š | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₁ter- | fire |