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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.

Ancestry of “Mazdaism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAhura Mazda—
2Avestan𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁—
3Avestan𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁Mazda
4Proto-IranianmazdáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmazdʰáHwisdom, intelligence
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥s-dʰéh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmeHndʰ-vivacious; wisdom; to pay attention to
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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