Reconstruction:Proto-Scythian/spāda

This Proto-Scythian 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.

Proto-Scythian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH.

Noun edit

*spāda m

  1. army

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Ossetian: ӕфса́д (æfsád)[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Abajev, V. I. (1958) “æfsad | æfsad”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 479