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Where does “آذر” come from?

آذر (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian آذَر, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠, from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtr̥š, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

Ancestry of “آذر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآذَر—
2Middle Persian𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠fire; Atar, holy fire
3Proto-Iranian*HáHtr̥š—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtr̥š—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire
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