Where does “استان یزد” come from?

استان یزد (Persian) comes from Persian یزد, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩, from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀, from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.

استان یزد (Persian): Yazd province

Definitions

  1. Yazd province

Ancestry of “استان یزد”, step by step

استان یزد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یزد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیزد—
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩god, divinity
3Avestan𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀yazata, something worthy of veneration
4Avestan𐬫𐬀𐬰to worship, honor; to worship, honor, venerate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yaǵ-to sacrifice; to worship

via Persian استان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاستانprovince
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- →Every word from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰 →Every word from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 →