𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁𐨀
Gandhari
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an earlier form *Vayaspasika, ultimately from Scythian *Bagaspasika (literally “servant of God/the Lord”), composed of a cognate of Khotanese vvūv (“lord”), from Iranian *Baga (cf. 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 𐨤𐨁𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨯𐨿𐨪𐨁 (piśpasri), and with the Indo-Scythian titles 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑀺𑀓 (viśvasika) and 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓 (viśvaśika).
Proper noun
[edit]- (Epigraphic Gandhari) a male given name from Scythian: Vespasia, an Indo-Scythian name
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
- ^ Prinsep, H. T. (1844) Note on the Historical Results, Deducible from Recent Discoveries in Afghanistan[2], London: W. H. Allen & Co., archived from the original on 9 December 2022, page Plate XVI
- ^ Jongeward, David, Errington, Elizabeth, Salomon, Richard, Baums, Stefan (2012) “Catalog and Revised Text and Translations of Gandhāran Reliquary”, in Gandhāran Buddhist Reliquaries[3], Seattle: Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project, →ISBN, pages 240-242