Reconstruction:Old Median/hazārapatiš

This Old Median entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Median

Etymology

From *hazāram (“thousand”) +‎ *patiš (“master”).

Noun

*hazārapatiš

1. commander of a thousand men

Descendants

• → Old Persian: *hazārapatiš
  • → Ancient Greek: ἀζαραπατεῖς (azarapateîs)
  • → Ancient Greek: χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos), χιλιάρχης (khiliárkhēs) (calque)
    • → Classical Syriac: ܟܝܠܝܪܟܐ, ܟܝܠܪܟܐ, ܟܠܝܐܪܟܐ, ܟܠܝܪܟܐ
    • → Latin: chiliarchus (see there for further descendants)
    • → Gothic: 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌸𐍃 (þūsundifaþs) (calque)