Where does “Mazdaism” come from?
Mazdaism (English) comes from English Ahura Mazda, 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.
Mazdaism (English): The modern Zoroastrian religion
Definitions
- The modern Zoroastrian religion
Ancestry of “Mazdaism”, step by step
Mazdaism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ahura Mazda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ahura Mazda | The divinity exalted by Zoroaster as the one uncreated Creator, or God |
| 2 | Avestan | 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 | — |
| 3 | Avestan | 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 | Mazda |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | mazdáH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mazdʰáH | wisdom, intelligence |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥s-dʰéh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meHndʰ- | vivacious; wisdom; to pay attention to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |