𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From the verbal root 𐬫𐬀𐬰‎ (yaz-, “to worship, to honor, to venerate”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂ǵ- (“to worship, revere, sacrifice”). The nominative form is 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬋‎ (yazatō), pl. 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬋‎ (yazatåŋhō), reflecting Proto-Iranian *yazatah and pl. *yazatāhah.

Compare Sanskrit यजत (yajata).

Noun

𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 • (yazata) ?

(Zoroastrianism) yazata, something worthy of veneration.

Related terms

𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀‎ (yasna, “worship, sacrifice, veneration”)

Descendants

Middle Persian: yẕdt' (yazad)
- Persian: ایزد‎ (izad)
- → Gujarati: યજદ (yajad)

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