Proto-Indo-European origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “fire” + “protected”
From Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”), from Proto-Iranian *paHtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-tó-s, from *peh₂- (“to protect”) + *-tós. Equivalent to *ātr̥š (“fire”) + 𐎱𐎠𐎫 (p-a-t /pātaʰ/, “protected”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬞𐬁𐬙𐬀 (ātər^əpāta). Doublet of *Āçipātah.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: Ātr̥pātahCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
