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

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH.

Noun

*spāda m

1. army

Derived terms

• Σπαδάκης (Spadákēs), Σπαδάγας (Spadágas), Σπάδακος (Spádakos)
• Ἀμώσπαδος (Amṓspados)

Descendants

• Ossetian: ӕфса́д (æfsád)