Where does “زرتشت” come from?

زرتشت (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 — Zoroaster.

زرتشت (Persian): Zoroaster, alternatively spelt Zarathustra

Definitions

  1. Zoroaster, alternatively spelt Zarathustra

Ancestry of “زرتشت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤Zoroaster
2Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀Zoroaster

Words derived from “زرتشت

Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀Every word from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤