Where does “Yasna” come from?

Yasna (English) comes from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀, from Proto-Iranian Hyajnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyaȷ́nás — worship; sacrifice.

Yasna (English): The primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta

Definitions

  1. The primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta

Ancestry of “Yasna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestan𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀an act of worship, oblation, sacrifice
2Proto-IranianHyajnáhworship, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-IranianHyaȷ́násworship; sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyaȷ́nás →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hyajnáh →Every word from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 →