Where does “урдибиҳишт” come from?
урдибиҳишт (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian اُرْدِیبِهِشْت, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩, from Avestan ????????????, from Avestan ????? — life.
Ancestry of “урдибиҳишт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | اُرْدِیبِهِشْت | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 | Ardwahišt, the second Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism and the guardian of fire |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭥𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭩 | paradise |
| 4 | Avestan | ???????????? | paradise, lit. the best existence |
| 5 | Avestan | ????? | life |