Where does “یزد” come from?
یزد (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩, from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀, from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.
Ancestry of “یزد”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩 | god, divinity |
| 2 | Avestan | 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 | yazata, something worthy of veneration |
| 3 | Avestan | 𐬫𐬀𐬰 | to worship, honor; to worship, honor, venerate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁yaǵ- | to sacrifice; to worship |