𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨫𐨁𐨪𐨁𐨭
Gandhari
Etymology
From Scythian *Spalarīźa- (“commander of army”), composed of *spala (“army”), itself from Parthian 𐭏𐭎𐭐𐭀𐭃 (ʿspʾd, “army”) (c.f. Old Persian 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spāda-, “army”))) + *rīźa- (“desiring, commanding”) (cf. Khotanese rriś (“to desire”), Sogdian 𐽀𐼷𐼵𐼸𐽀𐼰𐼸 (ryzkrʾk)).[1]
Cognate with Ancient Greek Σπαλιρίσης (Spalirísēs).
Proper noun
𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨫𐨁𐨪𐨁𐨭 (Śpaliriśa)
- Spalirises, an Indo-Scythian king
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.