Where does “آتش‌زا” come from?

آتش‌زا (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.

آتش‌زا (Persian): incendiary

Definitions

  1. incendiary

Ancestry of “آتش‌زا”, step by step

آتش‌زا 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 زا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزاgenerating, -genic
2Central Kurdishزانto give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ātr- →