σπάκα

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

Noun

σπάκα (spáka)

  1. bitch (female dog)
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.110.1:
      […] οὔνομα δὲ τῇ γυναικὶ ἦν τῇ συνοίκεε Κυνὼ κατὰ τὴν Ἑλλήνων γλῶσσαν, κατὰ δὲ τὴν Μηδικὴν Σπακώ· τὴν γὰρ κύνα καλέουσι σπάκα Μῆδοι.
      […] oúnoma dè tēî gunaikì ên tēî sunoíkee Kunṑ katà tḕn Hellḗnōn glôssan, katà dè tḕn Mēdikḕn Spakṓ; tḕn gàr kúna kaléousi spáka Mêdoi.
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Descendants

  • Middle Median: *əspā́k, *əsbā́k
    • Alviri-Vidari: اسبه (asbe)
    • Kermani:
      Zoroastrian Dari: seba
      Kashani: esba
    • Tafreshi:
      Ashtiani: esba
    • Proto-Tatic:
      • Old Tati:
        • Karingani: اسپا (espā)
        • Harzani: اسبا (əsbā)
      • Talysh:
        Cyrillic script: сыпә
        Latin script: sıpə
    • → Old Armenian: ասպակ (aspak), ասպականի (aspakani)
  • Semnani: اسپه (espe)
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