Reconstruction:Old Persian/Ciθravahištah
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This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Old Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *ciθrah (“lineage; appearance”) + *vahištah (“best”).[1]
Proper noun[edit]
- a male given name
Descendants[edit]
- → Ancient Greek: Τιθραύστης (Tithraústēs)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hinz, Walther (1975) “*čiθrāvahišta-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 75
- ^ Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Čiθrawahišta”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[2] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 164b