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 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤 →