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Reconstruction:Old Median/sparabarah

 This Old Median 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 Median

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Etymology

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From *sparah (“shield”) +‎ *barah (“bearing”).[1]

Noun

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*sparabarah

  1. infantrymen equipped with shields

Descendants

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  • → Old Persian: *sparabarah
    • → Ancient Greek: σπαραβάραι (sparabárai)
      • → Latin: sparabarae

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*sparabara-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 226
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