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Reconstruction:Old Persian/spiθraʰ

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Median *spiθrah, from Proto-Iranian *cwiθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwitráh, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwit-ró-s, from *ḱweyt- (“to shine”) +‎ *-rós. Doublet of *siçaʰ (“white”), whence borrowing Sanskrit सीस (sī́sa, “lead”). Cognate with Sanskrit श्वित्र (śvitrá, “white, whitish”).[1]

Noun

*spiθraʰ

  1. heaven

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: (/spihr/)
    Manichaean: 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫏𐫡‎ (ʿspyr)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (spyhl), [script needed] (spyyhl)

References
  1. Janda, Michael (2004) Die Sprache Der Meder (dissertation)‎ (in German), University of Zurich, page 53
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