Reconstruction:Old Persian/rauxšnā

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *ráwxšnaH.

Noun edit

*rauxšnā[1]

  1. light

Descendants edit

  • Middle Persian: (/⁠rōšn⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwšn')
    Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮊𐮅𐮐𐮌𐮈 (lwšny)
  • Ancient Greek: Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 43:OP *rauxšna-