𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢

Old Persian edit

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Euphrates

Etymology edit

From Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDPurattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDBuranun). Developed into *^hUfrātuš (literally “having good fords”) through folk etymology.^[1]

Proper noun edit

𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (^hUfrātu-)

Euphrates

Descendants edit

→ Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒌑𒅁𒊏𒌅𒅖 (ú-ip-ra-du-iš /⁠Uipraduiš⁠/)
→ Ancient Greek: Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs)
- Greek: Ευφράτης (Effrátis)
- → Latin: Euphrātēs

References edit

^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 94

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