Old Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Lydian 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (sfard, literally “Sardian”)[1]
Proper noun[edit]
𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭 (Sparda)
- Sardis
- Lydia
Descendants[edit]
- → Akkadian:
- Late Babylonian: 𒊓𒌓𒁺 (sa-par-du /Sapardu/)[2]
- → Egyptian:
- Late Egyptian: (sꜣprwṯꜣ)[3]
- → Elamite:
- Achaemenid Elamite: 𒅖𒌓𒁕 (iš-par-da /Išparda/)[2]
References[edit]