𐎿𐎀𐎒𐎭𐎼𐎑𐎹

Old Persian
An early 5th century BC relief of a Thracian tribute bearer. This relief is from the eastern stairs leading to the Apadana at Persepolis.

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from 𐎿𐎀𐎒𐎭𐎼 (s-ku-u-d-r /Skudra/, β€œThrace”) +β€Ž -𐎑𐎹 (-i-y /-yaΚ°/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.

Noun

𐎿𐎀𐎒𐎭𐎼𐎑𐎹 (s-ku-u-d-r-i-y Skudriya)

  1. a Thracian

Descendants
  • β†’ Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: π’„‘π’†ͺπ’Ίπ’Š’π’€€π’€€ (is-ku-du-ru-a-a /Iskuduruya/)[1]
  • β†’ Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: π’†œπ’†ͺπ’Œ“π’Š‘π’…€ (iΕ‘-ku-ud-ri-ia /IΕ‘kudriya/)[1]

References
  1. Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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, β†’ISBN
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