𐎣𐎠𐎼

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Old Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”). Akin to Old Armenian կարապետ (karapet), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun[edit]

𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r /kāra/)

  1. the people, subjects
  2. army

Descendants[edit]

  • ⇒ Middle Persian: kʾlwʾn' (/⁠kārawān⁠/) (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Middle Persian: [Term?] (/⁠kārazār⁠/, “battle”)
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=𐎣𐎠𐎼&oldid=75491744"