Where does “ātr-” come from?

ātr- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

ātr- (Proto-Iranian): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ātr-”, step by step

ātr- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

via Proto-Indo-Iranian ātar-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianātar-—

Words derived from “ātr-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →