σπάκα

Median

Etymology

From West Iranian *spaka (“dog-like, relating to dogs”) (compare Talysh sıpə), from Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬁‎ (spā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit श्वन् (śvā́)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. Cognate with Persian (sag).

Noun

σπάκα (spaka)

bitch (female dog)

Descendants

Old Armenian: ասպակ (aspak), ասպականի (aspakani)

References

Attested in Herodotus as the Median word for the “dog”.

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