Reconstruction:Old Median/R̥štivaigah

This Old Median entry contains reconstructed words 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 Median

Etymology

From *r̥štiš (“spear, sword”), Proto-Iranian *Hr̥štíš, Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥štíš (whence ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥s-tí-s, from *h₁ers- (“to thrust”) +‎ *-tis, + *vaigah (“onslaught, siege”), Proto-Iranian *wáygah (whence Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬖𐬀‎ (vaēγa)), Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáygah (“violent motion”) (whence Sanskrit वेग (véga)).[1][2]

Proper noun

*R̥štivaigah m[3][1][2]

A male given name

Descendants

→ Akkadian:
Late Babylonian: 𒅖𒌅𒈨𒄖 (iš-tu-me-gu)
→ Ancient Greek: Ἀστυάγης (Astuágēs), Ἀστυΐγας (Astuḯgas)
- Greek: Αστυάγης (Astyágis)
- → Latin: Astyagēs
  - → English: Astyages

References

Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*rštivaiga-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 208
Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “4.2.1443. *Ṛštivaiga-”, 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, →ISBN, page 291
Justi, Ferdinand (1895) , “Ἀστυάγης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47

[Hinz-1] Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*rštivaiga-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 208

[Tavernier-2] Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “4.2.1443. *Ṛštivaiga-”, 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, →ISBN, page 291

[3] Justi, Ferdinand (1895) , “Ἀστυάγης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47