Reconstruction:Old Persian/Raucakaʰ

This Old Persian 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 Persian

Etymology

From 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h /raucah/, “light; day”) +‎ 𐎣 (k /-kaʰ/, hypocoristic suffix).[1][2]

Proper noun

*Raucakaʰ m[3][1][2]

A male given name

Descendants

→ Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒊏𒌋𒄑𒍝𒋡 (ra-u-iz-za-ka₄), 𒊏𒌋𒍝𒋡 (ra-u-za-ka₄), [script needed] (ra-u-zik-ka₄), 𒊏𒄑𒍝𒀝𒋡 (ra-iz-za-ak-ka₄), [script needed] (ru-iz-zi[k]-ka₄), [script needed] (ra-zik-ka₄)
→ Ancient Greek: Ῥοισάκης (Rhoisákēs), Ῥωσάκης (Rhōsákēs)
- → Latin: Rhoesacēs, Rhōsacēs

References

Hinz, Walther, “*raučaka-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎ (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1975, page 202
Tavernier, Jan, “4.2.1382. *Raučaka-”, 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, 2007, →ISBN, page 284
Justi, Ferdinand, “Ῥοισάκης, Ῥωσάκης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1895, page 262a

[Hinz-1] Hinz, Walther, “*raučaka-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎ (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1975, page 202

[Tavernier-2] Tavernier, Jan, “4.2.1382. *Raučaka-”, 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, 2007, →ISBN, page 284

[3] Justi, Ferdinand, “Ῥοισάκης, Ῥωσάκης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1895, page 262a