Where does “اهریمن” come from?
اهریمن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩, from Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Proto-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
اهریمن (Persian): devil
Definitions
- devil
Ancestry of “اهریمن”, step by step
اهریمن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 | — |
| 2 | Avestan | 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 | Angra Mainyu |
| 3 | Avestan | 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 | spirit |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | mányuš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mányuš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Middle Persian ʾhlmn'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | ʾhlmn' | Ahriman, Angra Mainyu, the Evil Spirit |