Where does “არიმანი” come from?
არიმანი (Georgian) comes from Persian اهریمن, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩, from Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Proto-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
არიმანი (Georgian): Ahriman
Ancestry of “არიმანი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | اهریمن | devil |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 | — |
| 3 | Avestan | 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 | Angra Mainyu |
| 4 | Avestan | 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 | spirit |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | mányuš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mányuš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |