Old Persian edit

Etymology edit

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

Variant of 𐎠𐎿 (asa) affected by the Median substrate, from the same source.

Noun edit

𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspam

  1. horse

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Persian: 𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠 (SWSYA /⁠asp⁠/)
    • Bakhtiari: [script needed] (asp)
    • Classical Persian: اسپ (asp)
    • Southwestern Fars:
      Masarami: [script needed] (äsp), [script needed] (äsb)
      Samghani: [script needed] (asp)
    • Larestani: [script needed] ('asp)
    • Southern Luri: [script needed] (asp)