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Reconstruction:Proto-Sarmatian/J̌īwak

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 This Proto-Sarmatian 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.

Proto-Sarmatian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Scythian *J̌īwaki, from Proto-Iranian *J̌iHwákah. Cognate with Old Persian *Jīvakah, Sanskrit जीवक (jīvaka).[1]

Proper noun

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*J̌īwak

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • → Ancient Greek: Ζευάκος (Zeuákos)
    • Greek: Ζευάκος (Zevákos)
    • → Latin: Zeuacus

References

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  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.902. *Jīvaka-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 221
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