𐏋
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Old Persian
Alternative forms
- 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (x-š-a-y-θ-i-y)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tšayati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- (“to gain power over, gain control over”); akin to Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá, “might, power”), Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀 (xšaθra, “kingdom”), Old Armenian loanword աշխարհ (ašxarh) and Ancient Greek κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).[1]
Noun
𐏋 (xšāyaθiya)
Descendants
References
- ↑ Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society
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