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

1. worshipper

References

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