Σακαραῦκαι
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a Scythian name *Sakā raukā, composed of *Sakā (“Sacae, Scythians”, cf. Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (Sakā)) + *rauk, a cognate with Khotanese rūkya (“commander, lord”);[1] ultimately from an earlier Scythian form *Sakā mravakā (“Saka lords, Saka kings”).
Both Scythian *rauk and Khotanese rūkya (“commander, lord”) are derived from an earlier Scythian *raukya, itself from an even earlier *mravaka/*mrauka, from the root *mrav-/*mru- (“to declare, to order”).[1]
Equivalent in meaning to but not cognates with Sanskrit शकमुरुण्ड (Śakamuruṇḍa) and Chinese 塞旺 (Sāi Wàng).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Σακαραῦκαι • (Sakaraûkai) ? (indeclinable)
Descendants
[edit]- Greek: Σακαραῦκαι (Sakaraûkai)
- → Latin: Sacaraucae
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Σακαραῦκαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
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- Ancient Greek indeclinable nouns
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