Reconstruction:Old Persian/baivarapatiš

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 *baivaram (“ten thousand”) +‎ *patiš (“master”).

Noun

*baivarapatiš

1. commander of ten thousand men

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: μυριάρχης (muriárkhēs) (calque)
  • → English: myriarch