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Where does “𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌” come from?

𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌 (Parthian) comes from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀, from Proto-Iranian *Wr̥tragnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Wr̥tragʰnás.

𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌 (Parthian): war god, god of victory

Definitions

  1. war god, god of victory

Ancestry of “𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestan𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀smiting of resistance, victorious; Verethragna
2Proto-Iranian*Wr̥tragnáh—
3Proto-Indo-IranianWr̥tragʰnás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Wr̥tragʰnás →