𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁𐨀
Gandhari
Etymology
From an earlier form *Vayaspasika-, ultimately from Scythian *Bagaspasika- (literally “servant of God/the Lord”), composed of a cognate of Khotanese vvūv (“lord”), from Iranian *Baga- (c.f. Old Persian 𐏎 (Baga)) + a cognate of Khotanese spaśś (“to look”), spaśa (“observer”).[1]
Compare with 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁 (Veśpaśi) and 𐨤𐨁𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨯𐨿𐨪𐨁 (Piśpasri).
Proper noun
𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁𐨀 (Veśpaśia)
- Vespasia, an Indo-Scythian name
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.