𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫

Old Persian

Etymology

From *maθištah. Cognate with Old Median *Masištah.

Proper noun

𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫 (m-θ-i-š-t /Maθištaʰ⁠/) m[1]

1. Biggest, greatest

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Μασίστης (Masístēs)
    • Greek: Μασίστης (Masístis)
    • → Latin: Masistēs

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 558
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