استویهاد

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾstwhʾt' (astwihād), from Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬋.𐬬𐬌𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎 (astō.viδātu, “who breaks a bone”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (bone) (more at استخوان) and Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (twist).

Noun

استویهاد • (astavihâd)

1. the demon of death in the Avesta

References

• "ASTWIHĀD". Encyclopædia Iranica.