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Where does “Zōroastrēs” come from?

Zōroastrēs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀.

Ancestry of “Zōroastrēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΖωροάστρης—
2Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀—
Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 →