𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).

Noun

𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀 • (vāta) m

  1. wind
  2. wind-god

References
  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1900) A Complete Dictionary of the Avesta Language‎, Bombay: Education society's steam press, page 481
  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Wind”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎, Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 557
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