𐎲𐎥𐎲𐎢𐎧𐏁

𐎲𐎥𐎲𐎢𐎧𐏁

Old Persian

Etymology

From 𐎲𐎥 (b-g /bagaʰ/, “god”) +‎ *bauxšati (“to be saved”) (whence Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫟𐫘𐫏𐫅‎ (bwxsyd /bōxsēd/)), from Proto-Iranian *báwxšati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwxšati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwg-se-ti, from *bʰewg- (“to release, flee”) +‎ *-seti.[1][2] Second element alternatively from homonym Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy, experience; to make use of”).[3]

Proper noun

𐎲𐎥𐎲𐎢𐎧𐏁 (b-g-b-u-x-š /Bagabuxšaʰ/)[1]

1. Megabyzus

Descendants

• → Akkadian:[1][4]

  Late Babylonian: 𒁀𒂵𒁍𒊌𒋙 (ba-ga-bu-uk-šú)

• → Elamite:[1][4]

  Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁀𒋡𒁍𒊌𒊭 (ba-ka₄-bu-uk-ša)[4]

• → Ancient Greek: Μεγάβυζος (Megábuzos), Μεγάβυξος (Megábuxos)
  • Greek: Μεγάβυζος (Megávyzos)
  • → Latin: Megabyzus

References

1. Tolman, Herbert Cushing (1908) , “bagabuxša”, in Ancient Persian lexicon and the texts of the Achaemenidan inscriptions transliterated and translated with special reference to their recent re-examination (Vanderbilt Oriental Series; 6), New York/Cincinnati/Chicago: American Book Company, page 113
2. Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 199
3. Benveniste, E. (1966) , “Titres et noms propres en iranien ancien”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume 100, issue 2, Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, DOI:doi:10.1017/S0035869X0012667X, pages 110-112
4. Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “1.2.9 Bagabuxsa- (B-g-b-u-x-š-)”, 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 14