Reconstruction:Old Persian/(w)r̥šā

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

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā.

Noun

*(w)r̥šā

  1. man
  2. stallion, stud

Derived terms

  • *Šyāwaršā, *θyāwaršā
    → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒅆𒅀𒈥𒊭 (Ši-ia-mar-ša /⁠Šiyamarša⁠/), 𒋾𒅀𒈥𒊭 (Ti-ia-mar-ša /⁠Tiyamarša⁠/)
  • 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (a-r-i-y-a-r-š-a /⁠Aryaršā⁠/)
  • 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠Xšayāršā⁠/)
  • 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶 (a-r-š-a-m /⁠R̥šāmaʰ⁠/)
  • 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/)

Descendants

  • Middle Persian:
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwšn' /⁠gušn⁠/)
    • Persian: گشن (gošn, “male”)
    • → Classical Syriac: ܐܘܫܢܐ (ˀwšnˀ /⁠ˀōšnā⁠/, “stallion, stud”)
  • → Ancient Greek: Ἀρσής (Arsḗs)
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