𐬞𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHtár (“protector, saviour”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-tōr (“protector, guardian”), from *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”). Cognate with Sanskrit पातृ (pātṛ́, “protector”).

Noun

𐬞𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 • (pātar) m

1. protector

References

• Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Protector”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎^[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 405