𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀
Avestan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱy-ey-nó-s ~ *ḱyeh₁-inó-s (“bird of prey”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit श्येन (śyená, “falcon, hawk”).
Noun edit
References edit
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “śyená-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 662
- ^ Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Eagle”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary[2], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 156