Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/átʰarwā

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

Possibly from the BMAC substrate.

Noun

*átʰarwā m (stem *átʰarwan-)

1. (religion) priest

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *átʰarwā
  • Sanskrit: अथर्वन् (átharvan)
• Proto-Iranian: *áθarwā ~ *áθrawā
  • Avestan: 𐬁𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (āθrauuan), 𐬀𐬚𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬥 (aθa^urun)
  • Middle Persian: ʾslwn' (āsrōn)