Reconstruction:Old Persian/hazārapatiš

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

Borrowed from Old Median *hazārapatiš.

Noun

*hazārapatiš

1. commander of a thousand men

Descendants

• → 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)