Κανηϸκι

Bactrian

Proper noun

Κανηϸκι (Kanēški)

Kanishka, emperor of the Kushan dynasty (reign c. 127−150 CE)
- Coin Inscriptions
  basileus basileōn kanēškou
  of Kanishka, king of kings
- Coin Inscriptions
  šaonano šao kanēški košano
  of Kanishka, king of kings, the Kushan

Descendants

Sanskrit: कनिष्क (kaniṣka)
- → Bengali: কণিষ্ক (kôniśk)
- → Hindi: कनिष्क (kaniṣk)
- → Chinese: 迦膩色伽

References

N. Sims-Williams (2011), “Bactrian language”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York

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