𐬯𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáHstā (“commander, ruler; teacher”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéh₁s-tōr, from *ḱeh₁s- (“to command, rule, instruct, teach”). Cognate with Sanskrit शास्तर् (śāstar).

Noun

𐬯𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 • (sāstar) m

  1. a commander, ruler
    1. an evil ruler; a tyrant
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