Where does “Mazdaist” come from?
Mazdaist (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.
Mazdaist (English): A follower of the religion of Mazdaism
Definitions
- A follower of the religion of Mazdaism
Ancestry of “Mazdaist”, step by step
Mazdaist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |