π€π’π½π’π
Old Persian
Etymology
Of disputed origin. One theory is that it is from Elamite πΉπͺππΎ (mku-ra-aΕ‘2 /β kuraΕ‘β /, βshepherd, bestowed care, protectorβ); earliest cuneiform attestations of the name, even instances prior to the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, always end in /-aΕ‘/ opposed to /-uΕ‘/ an unexplainable development for Akkadian and Elamite phonologically if the original was the Iranian /-uΕ‘/. This has suggested rather that the later more well-known Iranian version is in fact the adaptation, perhaps brought on by the fact that Old Persian "a" stems never have a final /-Ε‘/ but "u" stems do in the nominative.
Proper noun
π€π’π½π’π (ku-u-ru-u-Ε‘ /KuruΕ‘/)
Descendants
- Persian: Ϊ©ΩΨ±ΩΨ΄ (KuroΕ‘)
- β Ancient Greek: ΞαΏ¦ΟΞΏΟ (KΓ»ros) (see there for further descendants)
- β Classical Syriac: άάάͺά« (KΕ«reΕ‘)
- Old Armenian: ΦΥΈΦΥ§Υ· (kΚ»orΔΕ‘)