𑀬𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁄𑀢𑀺𑀓

Prakrit

Etymology

Borrowed from Scythian *Zamapatika (“landlord”), composed of Scythian *zama (“earth”) - which underwent a transformation into *ysam (cf. Khotanese ysama (“earth”)) - + Scythian *pati (“leader”) + Scythian *-ka (“hypocoristic suffix”)).^[1]

Proper noun

𑀬𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁄𑀢𑀺𑀓 (ysamotika) (Devanagari य्समोतिक) ^[2]^[3]^[4]

(Epigraphic Prakrit) a male given name, Ysamotika, from Scythian, father of the Indo-Scythian satrap Chashtana

References

^ 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
^ Rapson, E. J. (1908) Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the “Bodhi” Dynasty‎^[2], London: Longman & Co, →ISBN, page 72
^ Indraji, Bhagwanlal (1890) “The Western Kshatrapas”, in E. J. Rapson, editor, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland‎^[3], volume 22, number 3, →DOI, retrieved 4 October 2021, page 643, ART XIII
^ Tandon, Pankaj (2009) “The Western Kshatrapa Dāmazāda”, in The Numismatic Chronicle‎^[4], volume 169, retrieved 4 October 2021, pages 173-187

[Harmatta-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

[2] Rapson, E. J. (1908) Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the “Bodhi” Dynasty‎^[2], London: Longman & Co, →ISBN, page 72

[3] Indraji, Bhagwanlal (1890) “The Western Kshatrapas”, in E. J. Rapson, editor, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland‎^[3], volume 22, number 3, →DOI, retrieved 4 October 2021, page 643, ART XIII

[4] Tandon, Pankaj (2009) “The Western Kshatrapa Dāmazāda”, in The Numismatic Chronicle‎^[4], volume 169, retrieved 4 October 2021, pages 173-187

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