𐬓𐬀𐬉𐬜𐬀

Avestan

Alternative forms

  • 𐬓𐬀𐬉𐬛𐬀 (xᵛaēda)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáydas (“sweat”), from Proto-Indo-European *swóyd-o-s, from *sweyd- (“to sweat”). Cognate with Sanskrit स्वेद (svéda), Persian خوی (xway), English sweat.

Noun

𐬓𐬀𐬉𐬜𐬀 • (xᵛaēδa) m

  1. sweat

References

  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Sweat”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 500
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