𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀳𑀭𑀸𑀢
Prakrit
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Scythian *xšahravata (“lord of the country”), composed of a cognate of Khotanese kṣāra (“power, dominion”) + a cognate of Khotanese vata (“lord”). From an earlier *xšaθrapati (“lord of the country”).[1]
Likely a title equivalent to 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀧 (kṣatrapa, “protector of the country”),[1] itself an Iranian borrowing, from Old Median *xšaθrapāvan (“kingdom protector”).[2][3]
Cognate with Gandhari 𐨖𐨱𐨪𐨟 (chaharata).
Proper noun
[edit]𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀳𑀭𑀸𑀢 (kṣaharāta)[4]
- (Epigraphic Prakrit): Kshaharata, a title assumed by an Indo-Scythian dynasty
Descendants
[edit]- → Hindi: क्षहरात (kṣahrāt) (possibly through a Sanskrit borrowing from the same)
- → Hindi: खखरात (khakhrāt) (from a form found in Sātavāhana inscriptions)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ^ Kalyani Das, Early inscriptions of Mathura-a study, 1980, pp. 57-58
- ^ David Neil MacKenzie, "ENGLISH i. Persian Elements in English" in Encyclopaedia Iranica, December 15, 1998.
- ^ E. J. Rapson, Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty, 1908, page 65