𐬰𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Cognate with Persian دل (del), Sanskrit हृदय (hṛ́daya), and English heart.

Noun

𐬰𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛 • (zərəd) n

  1. heart

References

  • Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 47
  • Kellens, Jean (1974) Les noms-racines de l'Avesta (in French), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 368
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