Where does “موبد” come from?

موبد (Persian) comes from Middle Persian mgwpt', from Proto-Iranian magupati-.

موبد (Persian): mobad, a Zoroastrian priest

Definitions

  1. mobad, a Zoroastrian priest

Ancestry of “موبد”, step by step

موبد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian mgwpt'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmgwpt'—
2Proto-Iranianmagupati-—

via Arabic ابد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicابدsecond-person masculine singular active...

Words derived from “موبد”

Every word from Proto-Iranian magupati- →Every word from Middle Persian mgwpt' →
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