𐎰𐎠𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎨𐎡𐏁

Old Persian

Etymology

A vṛddhi derivation of the adjective *θigraka-, itself from *θigra- (“garlic”) + *ka- (hypocoristic suffix).[1]

Palatalisation during the derivation of *θigraka- from θāigračiš occurred on same pattern as during the derivations of Ākaufačiyā- from *Ākaufaka- and of Mačiyā- from *Maka-.

Proper noun

𐎰𐎠𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎨𐎡𐏁 (θ-a-i-g-r-c-i-š /θāigračiš/)

  1. Third month of the Old Persian year, falling from May to June

Descendants
  • → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒊓𒀀𒆳𒊏𒍢𒆜 (sa-a-kur-ra-zí-iš /⁠Sākuraziš⁠/), 𒊓𒀀𒆳𒍢𒆜 (sa-a-kur-zí-iš /⁠Sākurziš⁠/)

References
  1. Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 39
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