𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀
Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱy-ey-nó-s ~ *ḱyeh₁-inó-s (“bird of prey”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit श्येन (śyená, “falcon, hawk”).
Noun
𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 • (saēna) m[2]
- eagle
References
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) , “śyená-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 662
- Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) , “Eagle”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary, Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, page 156