Where does “ʾtwrgʾs” come from?

ʾtwrgʾs (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠, from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtr̥š, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

ʾtwrgʾs (Middle Persian): fire altar

Definitions

  1. fire altar

Ancestry of “ʾtwrgʾs”, step by step

ʾtwrgʾs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠fire; Atar, holy fire
2Proto-Iranian*HáHtr̥šfire
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtr̥š
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

via Middle Persian gʾs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiangʾsthrone; place, position
2Avestan𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of...
3Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtHa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtr̥šEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š