𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀𐬭
Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyáštā (“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
- worshipper
References
- Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) , “Worshipper”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary, Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, page 564