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Where does “plstytn'” come from?

plstytn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian pari-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pári, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

plstytn' (Middle Persian): to serve; to minister in a ritual; to worship

Definitions

  1. to serve; to minister in a ritual; to worship

Ancestry of “plstytn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpari-around
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpári—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “plstytn'”

  • پرست
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