Where does “Zartosht” come from?

Zartosht (English) comes from Persian زرتشت, from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 — Zoroaster.

Ancestry of “Zartosht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianزرتشتZoroaster, alternatively spelt Zarathustra
2Middle Persian𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤Zoroaster
3Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀Zoroaster
Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀Every word from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤Every word from Persian زرتشت