𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *wicpátiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wićpátiš (compare Sanskrit विश्पति (viśpáti, “chief of a settlement or tribe”)), from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱpótis (compare Lithuanian viēšpats (“lord”), Tocharian A wikpots (“master of the clan”)).

Noun

𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 • (vīspaiti)

  1. master of borough
  2. chief of the clan
  3. chief of the household
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