Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰáwtā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéw-tōr (literally “pourer”), from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”, agent suffix) +‎ *-tōr.

Noun

*ȷ́ʰáwtā m

priest, offerer of oblations

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *źʰáwtā
- Sanskrit: होतृ (hótṛ) (होता (hótā, nom. sg))
Iranian: *ĵáwtā
- Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (zaotar) (𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬁‎ (zaotā, nom. sg))
  - > Middle Persian: [script needed] (zwtl /zôtar/)
    - Persian: زوت‎ (zût, “a zoroastrian priest”)