𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎑𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠VαΊ‘rkāna⁠/, β€œHyrcania”) +β€Ž -𐎑𐎹 (-i-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.

Noun

𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎑𐎹 (Vẑrkāniya)

  1. a Hyrcanian

Descendants
  • β†’ Aramaic:
    Imperial Aramaic: π‘…π‘“π‘Šπ‘π‘‰ (wrkny)[1]
  • β†’ Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: π’ˆͺ𒅕𒋑𒉑𒅀𒅁 (mi-ir-kaβ‚„-nu-ia-ip /⁠Mirkanuyaip⁠/)[1]

References
  1. Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, β†’ISBN
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