Where does “Ahura Mazda” come from?
Ahura Mazda (English) comes from Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁, 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 “Ahura Mazda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Avestan | 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 | — |
| 2 | Avestan | 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 | Mazda |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | mazdáH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mazdʰáH | wisdom, intelligence |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥s-dʰéh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meHndʰ- | vivacious; wisdom; to pay attention to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |