Etymology

Mithra

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Today it means: A particular divinity (yazata) in Zoroastrianism and later Iranian history and culture, the hypostasis of "contract", "oath". Full definition →

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian · derived from*mitrás
  3. English todayMithra

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás (literally “(that which) causes binding”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (literally “to bind”); cognate with Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, “friend, companion”). Doublet of Mitra.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*mey- all →

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