𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁
Old Persian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old Median *Fravartiš, from Proto-Iranian *frawr̥Htíš, from *fra- (“formost”) + *wr̥Htíš (“choice, wish”), from Proto-Indo-European *wélh₁-ti-s ~ *wl̥h₁-téy-s, from *welh₁- (“to choose, want”) + *-tis. Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬴𐬌 (frauuaṣ̌i, “guardian spirit”).[1]
Proper noun
edit𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁 (f-r-v-r-t-i-š /Fravartiš/) m
- a male given name: A king of Media
Descendants
edit- → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡐𐡓𐡅𐡓𐡕 (prwrt)[1]
- → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒉺𒅈𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-mar-ti-iš), 𒉺𒅈𒌑𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-ú-mar-ti-iš)[1]
- → Ancient Greek: Φραόρτης (Phraórtēs)
- Latin: Phraortes
References
editCategories:
- Old Persian terms borrowed from Old Median
- Old Persian terms derived from Old Median
- Old Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Old Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Old Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Persian lemmas
- Old Persian proper nouns
- Old Persian masculine nouns
- Old Persian given names
- Old Persian male given names