Ναηαπάνα
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Scythian *Nahapāna (“protector of the clan”), composed of a term cognate with Khotanese nāha (navel) + a term cognate with Khotanese pānä (“keeper”), pā (“to protect”).[1]
Cognate with Gandhari 𐨣𐨱𐨤𐨣 (nahapana) and Prakrit 𑀦𑀳𑀧𑀸𑀦 (nahapāna).
Proper noun[edit]
Ναηαπάνα • (Naēapána) m (indeclinable)
- a male given name from Scythian: Nahapana, an Indo-Scythian satrap
References[edit]
- ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
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- Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Scythian languages
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Scythian languages
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek proper nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns
- Ancient Greek indeclinable proper nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine indeclinable proper nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns
- Ancient Greek given names
- Ancient Greek male given names