𐨣𐨱𐨤𐨣
Gandhari
Etymology
From Scythian *Nahapāna- (“protector of the clan”), composed of a term cognate with Khotanese nāha (“navel”) + a term cognate with Khotanese pānä (“keeper”), pā (“to protect”).[1]
Cognate with Ancient Greek Ναηαπάνα (Naēapána).
Proper noun
𐨣𐨱𐨤𐨣 (Nahapana)
- Nahapana, an Indo-Scythian satrap
References
- Harmatta, Janos 1999, Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka kingdoms in Harmatta, J, BNPuri and GF Etemadi (eds), History of civilizations of Central Asia,volume II, The development of sedentary and nomadic civilizations: 700 BC to AD 250, Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi, p. 398-406.