𐎠𐎿𐎱

Old Persian

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

Variant of 𐎠𐎿 (asa) affected by the Median substrate, from the same source.

Noun

𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) m

1. horse

Synonyms

• 𐎠𐎿 (a-s) (asa)

Descendants

• Middle Persian: 𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠 (SWSYA /⁠asp⁠/)
  • Bakhtiari: [script needed] (asp)
  • Classical Persian: اسپ (asp)
    • Iranian Persian: اسپ (äsp), اسب (äsb)
    • Tajik: асп (asp)
    • Tat: [script needed] (æs)
    • Judeo-Tat: гӀэсб (ḩəsb)
  • → Southwestern Fars:

    Masarami: [script needed] (äsp), [script needed] (äsb)

    Samghani: [script needed] (asp)

  • → Larestani: [script needed] ('asp)
  • → Southern Luri: [script needed] (asp)