Lexicon
| Proto-Indo-Iranian | Old Persian | Middle Persian | Modern Persian | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *asuras mazdhās | Ahuramazda | Ohrmazd | Ormazd اورمزد | Ahura Mazda |
| *aśwas | aspa | asp | asb اسب | horse |
| *kāma | kāma | kām | kām کام | benefit |
| *daiwas | daiva | dēw | div دیو | demon |
| drayah | drayā | daryā دریا | sea | |
| *źhasta- | dasta | dast | dast دست | hand |
| *bhāgī | bāji | bāj | bāj باج/باژ | toll |
| *bhrātr- | brātar | brādar | barādar برادر | brother |
| *bhūmiš | būmi | būm | būm بوم | region, land |
| *martya | martya | mard | mard مرد | man |
| *māsa | māha | māh | māh ماه | moon, month |
| *vāsara | vāhara | bahār | bahār بهار | spring |
| stūpā | stūnā | stūn | sotūn ستون | stand (column) |
| šiyāta | šād | šād شاد | happy | |
| *ṛtam | arta | ard | ord اُرد | ortho |
| *drauźh- | droga | drōgh | dorōgh دروغ | lie |
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