𐨤𐨁𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨯𐨿𐨪𐨁
Gandhari
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Saka *Bagaspasi (literally “servant-girl of God/the Lord”), composed of a cognate of Khotanese vvūv (“lord”), from Iranian *Baga (compare with Old Persian 𐏎 (Baga)) + a cognate of Khotanese spaśś (“to look”), spaśa (“observer”).[1] Compare with the other Indo-Scythian proper names 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁 (veśpaśi) and 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁𐨀 (veśpaśia), and with the Indo-Scythian titles 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑀺𑀓 (viśvasika) and 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓 (viśvaśika).
Proper noun
[edit]𐨤𐨁𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨯𐨿𐨪𐨁 (piśpasri)[2]
- (Epigraphic Gandhari) a female given name from Scythian: Pispasri, an Indo-Scythian queen
References
[edit]- ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
- ^ Konow, Sten (1929) Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions: with the Exception of Those of Aśoka[2], Kolkata: Government of India Central Publication Branch, pages 30-49, PLATE VII