𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to attain”). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá, “might, power”), Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀 (xšaθra, “kingdom”), Khotanese kṣāra- (“power, dominion”), Old Armenian աշխարհ (ašxarh), Ancient Greek κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).[1]
Noun
𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaçam) (accusative singular)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society
Categories:
- Old Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Old Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Old Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Old Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Old Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Persian lemmas
- Old Persian nouns
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