Reconstruction:Old Persian/Dahyufarnāh

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 *dahyuš (land) +‎ *farnah n (glory).[1][2][3]

Proper noun

Dahyufarnāh m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Δαϊφάρνης (Daïphárnēs), Δαϊφέρνης (Daïphérnēs)
  • Elamite:
    • Achaemenid Elamite: 𒆪𒀀𒌑𒂟𒈾 (da-a-ú-pír-na /⁠Daupirna⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975), “*dahyufarnah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 79
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007), “4.2.474. *Dahyufarnā-: *Dahyu-farnā-”, 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 163
  3. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2011), Iranische Personennamen in der griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. (Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band 5, Faszikel 5A) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, pages 174-175