Where does “بتپرست” come from?
بتپرست (Persian) comes from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
بتپرست (Persian): idolater
Definitions
- idolater
Ancestry of “بتپرست”, step by step
بتپرست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian بت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 2 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 3 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via Persian ـپرست
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـپرست | a non-joining suffix roughly equivalent to -ist, frequently denoting a worshipper or follower of, but often with unpredictable meanings |
| 2 | Persian | پرستیدن | to worship; to idolize |
| 3 | Middle Persian | plstytn' | to serve; to minister in a ritual; to worship |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | pari- | around |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pári | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |