Avestan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hástā (archer, shooter), from *Has- (to shoot, throw). Cognate with Sanskrit अस्तर् (astar, archer).

Noun

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𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (astarm[1]

  1. a marksman, archer, shooter

References

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  1. ^ Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Marksman”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 323