𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼

Old Persian

Etymology

From a Proto-Scythian endonym *Skuδa via Old Median *Skuδa + 𐎼 (*-ra-, hypocoristic suffix). First element is derived from Proto-Iranian *Skuda, ultimately from *(s)kewd- (to propel, shoot). Cognate with Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs).[1]

Proper noun

𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼 (Skudra)

  1. Thrace

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: 𒄑𒆪𒁺𒊒 (is-ku-du-ru /⁠Iskuduru⁠/), 𒄑𒆪𒁺𒌨 (is-[k]u-du-ur /⁠Iskdur⁠/)[2]
  • Egyptian:
    Late Egyptian:
    Aa18kA
    T
    rwAxAst
    (sꜣkꜣṯrwꜣ)[3]
  • Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒆜𒆪𒋻𒊏 (iš-ku-tar-ra /⁠Iškutara⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒋻𒊏𒁁 (iš-ku-tar-ra-be /⁠Iškutarabe⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒋻𒊏𒅁 (iš-ku-tar-ra-ip /⁠Iškutaraip⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌉𒆷𒀊 (iš-ku-tur-la-ap /⁠Iškuturlap⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌉𒊏𒅁 (iš-ku-tur-ra-ip /⁠Iškuturaip⁠/), 𒅖𒆪𒌉𒌇 (iš-ku-tur-ráš /⁠Iškuturaš⁠/), 𒅖𒆪𒌉𒌇 (iš-ku-tur-ráš-be /⁠Iškuturašbe⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌓𒊏 (iš-ku-ud-ra /⁠Iškudra⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌓𒊏𒀊 (iš-ku-ud-ra-ap /⁠Iškudrap⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌓𒊏𒁁 (iš-ku-ud-ra-be /⁠Iškudrabe⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌓𒊏𒅁 (iš-ku-ud-ra-ip /⁠Iškudraip⁠/), 𒅖𒆪𒌓𒃲𒁁 (iš-ku-ud-ráb-be /⁠Iškudrabe⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌓𒋻𒊏𒅁 (iš-ku-ut-tar-ra-ip /⁠Iškutaraip⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌓𒌉𒅁 (iš-ku-ut-tur-ip /⁠Iškuturip⁠/), 𒆜𒆪𒌓𒌉𒊏𒅁 (iš-ku-ut-tur-ra-ip /⁠Iškuturaip⁠/)[2]

References

  1. Szemerényi, Oswald (1980) Four old Iranian ethnic names: Scythian – Skudra – Sogdian – Saka, Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, →ISBN, pages 23-26
  2. 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, →ISBN
  3. Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject L05, sk3tl3 (OP. Skudra = Thrace), Livius.org
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