Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰáwtā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéw-tōr (literally “pourer”), from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”) +‎ *-tōr (agent suffix).

Noun

*ȷ́ʰáwtā m

1. priest, offerer of oblations

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰáwtā
  • Sanskrit: होतृ (hótṛ) (होता (hótā, nom. sg))
• Proto-Iranian: *jáwtā
  • Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬀𐬭 (zaotar) (𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬁 (zaotā, nom. sg))
    • > Middle Persian: [script needed] (zwtl /⁠zôtar⁠/)
      • Persian: زوت (zut, “a zoroastrian priest”)