𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Háyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyas (“metal; iron”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“copper, bronze”). Cognate with Middle Persian ʾsym (asēm), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “iron, metal”), Latin aes, Old English ār (whence English ore).

Noun

𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 • (aiiah) n

  1. iron, metal

Derived terms
  • 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬋𐬑𐬱𐬎𐬯𐬙𐬀‎ (aiiōxšusta, “molten metal”)
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