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Σιαυος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Scythian *Syāva (black),[1][2][3] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHwás.

Proper noun

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Σιαυος (Siauosm (genitive Σιαυου); second declension

  1. a male given name from Scythian: Siauus

Descendants

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  • Greek: Σιαυος (Siavos)
  • Latin: Siauus

References

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  1. ^ János Harmatta, Studies in the Language of the Iranian Tribes in South Russia, Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, Vol. 1, No. 2/3 (1951), pp. 283, 287
  2. ^ János Harmatta, Studies in the History and Language of the Sarmatians, 1970, p. 75, 78
  3. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*syāva-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 229