Reconstruction:Old Persian/kāravā

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 Proto-Iranian *kā́rawā ~ *kārawnáh (“mobilized army, caravan”).

Noun

*kāravā m

  1. army
  2. caravan
  • → Aghwan: 𐕄𐔰𐕙𐔰𐕛𐔰𐕙 (ḳaravar)

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: kʾlwʾn' (kʾlwʾn' /⁠kārawān⁠/) (< acc.sg. *kāravānam or nom.pl. *kāravānah)
    • Persian: کاروان (kârvân), کارْبان (kârbân) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Achaemenid Elamite: [script needed] (kar-ra-ma-na) (< acc.sg. *kāravānam or nom.pl. *kāravānah)
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