Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *cwā́.
Noun
σπάκα (spā́kəʰ)
- bitch (female dog)
Descendants
- Middle Median: *əspā́k, *əsbā́k
- Alviri-Vidari: اسبه (asbe)
- Kermani:
- Zoroastrian Dari: seba
- Kashani: esba
- Tafreshi:
- Ashtiani: esba
- Proto-Tatic:
- Old Tati:
- Karingani: اسپا (espā)
- Harzani: اسبا (əsbā)
- Talysh:
- Cyrillic script: сыпә
- Latin script: sıpə
- → Old Armenian: ասպակ (aspak), ասպականի (aspakani)
- Semnani: اسپه (espe)
References
Attested in Herodotus as the Median word for the “dog”.
