Middle Persian

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Etymology

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Compound of *ʾšt (/⁠āšt⁠/) +‎ -yh (/⁠-īh⁠/), the first part being from Old Persian *𐎠𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎡- (*a-x-š-t-i- /⁠āxšti-⁠/) (compare Avestan 𐬁𐬑𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬱 (āxštiš)). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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ʾštyh (āštīh)

  1. peace

Descendants

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  • Persian: آشتی (âšti)