Reconstruction:Old Persian/Humanah

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 𐎒- (u- /⁠ʰu-⁠/, β€œgood”) +β€Ž πŽΆπŽ΄πƒ (manaΚ°, β€œmind”).[1]

Proper noun

*Humanah m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • β†’ Elamite:
    • Achaemenid Elamite: π’Œ‹π’Œ‹π’Œ‹π’ˆΎ (u-man-na /⁠Umana⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) β€œ4.2.734. *Haumanā-”, in 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, page 199