σπάκα

σπάκα

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ćwā́.

Noun

σπάκα (spā́kəʰ)

1. bitch (female dog)

Descendants

• Middle Median: *əspā́k, *əsbā́k
  • Alviri-Vidari: اسبه‎ (asbe)
  • Kermani:

    Ashtiani, Kashani: اسبه‎ (esba)

    Zoroastrian Dari: سبه‎ (seba)

  • Tatic:
    • Old Azari: [Term?]
      • Karingani: اسپا (espā)
      • Harzani: اسبا (əsbā)
    • Talysh:

      Cyrillic: сыпә

      Latin: sıpə

  • → Old Armenian: ասպակ (aspak), ասպականի (aspakani)
• Semnani: اسپه (espe)

References

Attested in Herodotus as the Median word for the “dog”.