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Where does “Amesha Spenta” come from?

Amesha Spenta (English) comes from Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀, from Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 — holy.

Amesha Spenta (English): Any of six immortal beings created by Ahura...

Definitions

  1. Any of six immortal beings created by Ahura...

Ancestry of “Amesha Spenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestan𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀Bounteous Immortal
2Avestan𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀holy
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