Where does “آتشکده” come from?

آتشکده (Persian) comes from Persian آتش, from Middle Persian ʾthš, from Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱, from Proto-Iranian ātr-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

آتشکده (Persian): fire temple

Definitions

  1. fire temple

Ancestry of “آتشکده”, step by step

آتشکده traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آتش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآتشfire
2Middle Persianʾthšfire
3Avestan𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱singular nominative of ????; fire
4Proto-Iranianātr-fire
5Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

via Persian کده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکدهhouse
2Middle Persianktk'house
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ātr- →