Etymology

Pazend

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Today it means: A variant of Avestan alphabet used to write Middle Persian. Full definition →

Middle Persian pʾcnd ← Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌
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The story

  1. Avestan · derived from𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌“according to understanding”
  2. Middle Persian · borrowed frompʾcnd
  3. English todayPazend

From Zoroastrian Middle Persian pʾcnd (pāzand), from Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (paⁱti zainti, “according to understanding”); see Zend for more.

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