Reconstruction:Old Persian/Ciθravahištah

This Old Persian 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 Persian

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Etymology

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From *ciθrah (lineage; appearance) +‎ *vahištah (best).[1]

Proper noun

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*Ciθravahištah m[2][1]

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Τιθραύστης (Tithraústēs)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hinz, Walther (1975) “*čiθrāvahišta-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 75
  2. ^ Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Čiθrawahišta”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[2] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 164b