𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎴

Old Persian

Etymology

Possibly from 𐎢 (u /⁠ʰu-⁠/, good) +‎ *tānah (tone, melody), from Proto-Iranian *tā́nah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́nas, from Proto-Indo-European *tónos. Cognate with Sanskrit सुतान (sutā́na, well-tuned, melodious).

Proper noun

𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎴 (u-t-a-n /ʰUtānaʰ/)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: 𒄷𒋫𒀭𒈾𒀪 (ḫu-ta-an-na-ʾ /⁠Ḫutanaʾ⁠/), 𒌑𒈪𒀉𒋫𒈾𒀪 (ú-mi-it-ta-na-ʾ /⁠Uwittanaʾ⁠/)
  • Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒄷𒌓𒁕𒈾 (hu-ud-da-na /⁠Hudana⁠/), 𒌑𒁕𒈾 (ú-da-na /⁠Udana⁠/), 𒌑𒌓𒁕𒈾 (ú-ud-da-na /⁠Ūdana⁠/)
  • Ancient Greek: Ὀτάνης (Otánēs)