English
Zoroaster
Zoroaster comes from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης, and goes back to Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀.
- Avestanmodern𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀zaraθuštra
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖωροάστρηςZōroástrēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEZōroastrēs
- EnglishtodayZoroaster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Avestanmodern𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀zaraθuštra
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖωροάστρηςZōroástrēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEZōroastrēs
- EnglishtodayZoroaster
Every English word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀
Today it means
name An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 / Zoroaster