English
Mazda
Mazda comes from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 ‘wisdom’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mn̥s-dʰéh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥s-dʰéh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mazdʰáH‘wisdom, intelligence’reconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*mazdáHreconstructed
- Avestanmodern𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁mazdā‘wisdom’
- EnglishtodayMazda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥s-dʰéh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mazdʰáH‘wisdom, intelligence’reconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*mazdáHreconstructed
- Avestanmodern𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁mazdā‘wisdom’
- EnglishtodayMazda
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥s-dʰéh₂
Today it means
name Ahura Mazda, the supreme and transcendental god of Zoroastrianism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mn̥s-dʰéh₂ / Mazda