Where does “ʾthš” come from?
ʾthš (Middle Persian) comes from Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱, from Proto-Iranian ātr-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.
ʾthš (Middle Persian): fire
Ancestry of “ʾthš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Avestan | 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 | singular nominative of ????; fire |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | ātr- | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ātṛ- | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₁ter- | fire |
Words derived from “ʾthš”