𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬎

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Sanskrit मृत्यु (mṛtyú).

Noun

𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬎 • (mərəθiiu) m

  1. death

References
  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Death”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎, Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 123
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