Reconstruction:Old Persian/Bagaciθrah

This Old Persian 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 Persian

Etymology

From 𐏎 (BG /⁠bagaʰ⁠/, “god”) +‎ *ciθrah (“shining; appearance; lineage”).

Proper noun

*Bagaciθrah m

1. a male given name

Descendants

(taking Old Persian as representative for all Old Iranian):

• → Aramaic:

  Imperial Aramaic: 𐡁𐡂𐡔𐡕𐡓 (bgštr)

• → Ancient Greek: Μεγασίδρης (Megasídrēs)
  • Greek: Μεγασίδρης (Megasídris)
  • → Latin: Megasidrēs