Reconstruction:Old Persian/Bagavahyah

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From 𐏎 (BG /⁠bagaʰ⁠/, “god”) +‎ *vahyah (“better”).^[1]^[2]

Proper noun

*Bagavahyah m

a male given name

Descendants

→? Ancient Greek: Βαγώας (Bagṓas)
- Greek: Βαγώας (Vagóas)
- → Latin: Bagōās
  - → English: Bagoas
→ Aramaic:
- Imperial Aramaic: 𐡁𐡂𐡅𐡄𐡉 (bgwhy)
→ Elamite:
- Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁀𒆪𒌋𒌋𒅀 (ba-ku-man-ia /⁠Bakumania⁠/)

References

^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*bagāvahyah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎^[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 59-60
^ 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, page 141

[1] Hinz, Walther (1975) “*bagāvahyah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎^[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 59-60

[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, page 141

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