Where does “آتش‌نشان” come from?

آتش‌نشان (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.

آتش‌نشان (Persian): firefighter, fireman, firewoman

Definitions

  1. firefighter, fireman, firewoman

Ancestry of “آتش‌نشان”, step by step

آتش‌نشان 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 نشان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنشانsign, mark; aim, target, butt; medal, order,...
2Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
3Proto-Iranianni-down
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ātr- →