Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hhucráwah

This Proto-Iranian 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.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsućráwas, from *Hsu- (“good”) +‎ *ćráwas (“fame”). Equivalent to *Hhu- (“good”) +‎ *cráwah (“fame”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit सुश्रवस् (suśrávas, “famous”), Ancient Greek Εὐκλῆς (Euklês).

Adjective

*Hhucráwah[1]

reknown, famous, of good repute

Descendants

Avestan: *𐬵𐬎𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (*husrauua)
- ⇒ Younger Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀‎ (haosrauuaŋha) (mythical figure)[2]
Parthian:
Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅‎ (ḥwsrw)[3]
- → Middle Persian:
  Manichaean: 𐫍𐫇𐫘𐫡𐫇𐫃‎ (hwsrwg /husrōg/)[4]
  Book Pahlavi: 𐮰𐮵𐮽𐮹𐮵𐮱𐮵‎ (ḥwslwb' /husraw, xusrav/)[5][1][4]
  Inscriptional Pahlavi: [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ḥwslwb)[3]

Proper noun

*Hhucráwah

A male given name

Descendants

Old Median: *Husrawah[6][7]
- → Old Armenian: Խոսրով (Xosrov)
- → Old Georgian: [script needed] (K'asre)
- → Ancient Greek: Χοσρόης (Khosróēs), Ὀσρόης (Osróēs)
- → Latin: Chosroes, Cosroe, Osroes, Osdroes (partly via Ancient Greek)
- → Middle Persian: (/Husrōy, (later) Husraw, Xosrow/)
  Book Pahlavi: 𐮰𐮵𐮽𐮹𐮵𐯌𐮲‎ (hwslwd)[5]
  Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩‎ (hwslwdy)[8]
  - Classical Persian: خسرو‎ (Xusraw)
    - Iranian Persian: خسرو‎ (Xosrou)
    - ⇒ Iranian Persian: خسرو‎ (xosrou, “king”)
    - → Ottoman Turkish: خسرو‎
      - Turkish: Hüsrev
  - → Arabic: كِسْرَى‎ (kisrā)
    - → Iranian Persian: کسری‎
Old Persian: *ʰUçáva[1][9][7][10]
- → Elamite: 𒌑𒆜𒋗𒈠 (Ú-iš-šu-ma)[10]

References

Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*hu-śraṷah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 417
Rau, Jeremy (2007), “YAv. haosrauuah- and dǝ̄uš.srauuah”, in Historical Linguistics‎, volume 120, pages 159-168
Gignoux, Philippe (1972), “ḥwslwb”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 24b
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “husraw”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 45
Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2007) Introduction to Pahlavi‎, Cambridge
Hinz, Walther (1975), “*husravah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz
Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “sú [1]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
https://books.google.com/books?id=RjWAXVYNIzkC&pg=PA394&dq=hwslwdy
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1973) Onomastica Persepolitana: Das Altiranische Namengut der Persepolis-Täfelchen [Onomastica Persepolitana: The Old Iranian Personal Names of the Persepolis Tablets] (in German), Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN
Tavernier, Jan (2007), “*(H)uçava”, 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 204

[ESIJa-1] Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*hu-śraṷah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 417

[2] Rau, Jeremy (2007), “YAv. haosrauuah- and dǝ̄uš.srauuah”, in Historical Linguistics‎, volume 120, pages 159-168

[Gignoux-3] Gignoux, Philippe (1972), “ḥwslwb”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 24b

[Mackenzie-4] MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “husraw”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 45

[Skjaervo-5] Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2007) Introduction to Pahlavi‎, Cambridge

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

[IAIL-7] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “sú [1]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[8] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=RjWAXVYNIzkC&pg=PA394&dq=hwslwdy

[9] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1973) Onomastica Persepolitana: Das Altiranische Namengut der Persepolis-Täfelchen [Onomastica Persepolitana: The Old Iranian Personal Names of the Persepolis Tablets] (in German), Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN

[Tavernier-10] Tavernier, Jan (2007), “*(H)uçava”, 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 204