𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀𐬭

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaštā́ (“worshipper”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-tōr ~ *h₁iǵ-tr-és (“one who worships, worshipper”); from the root *h₁yaǵ- (“to worship”). Cognate with Sanskrit यष्टृ (yáṣṭṛ, “worshipper”).

Noun

𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀𐬭 • (yaštar) m

  1. worshipper

References

  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Worshipper”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 564
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