< Reconstruction:Old Persian
Reconstruction:Old Persian/(w)r̥šā
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā.
Noun
*(w)r̥šā
- man
- stallion, stud
Derived terms
- *Šyāwaršā, *θyāwaršā
- → Elamite: 𒅆𒅀𒈥𒊭 (Ši-ia-mar-ša), 𒋾𒅀𒈥𒊭 (Ti-ia-mar-ša)
- 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (a-r-i-y-a-r-š-a /Aryaršā/)
- 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /Xšayāršā/)
Descendants
- Middle Persian:
- Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwšn' /gušn/)
- Persian: گشن (gušn, “male”)
- → Classical Syriac: ܐܘܫܢܐ (ˀwšnˀ /ˀōšnā/, “stallion, stud”)