Reconstruction:Old Persian/gaupā

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 Proto-Iranian *gawpaHā. Equivalent to *gāuš (“cow”) +‎ *-pā (“protector, keeper”).

Noun

*gaupā ~ *gaupānah m

  1. shepherd, cowherd
    Synonym: *fšupā

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwpʾn' /⁠gupān, gōbān⁠/) (< acc.sg. OP *gaupānam)
    • Classical Persian: گوبان (gōbān), گوپان (gōpān)
      • Dari: گوبان (gōbān)
      • Iranian Persian: گوبان (gubân)
      • Tajik: говбон (govbon), (dialectal) губон (gubon)
        • → Shughni: гов̌бу̊н (gōwbū̊n)
        • → Vanji: gobon
        • → Yazghulami: губон (gubon)
  • → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒅗𒁀𒈾 (Kam-ba-na, m.pr.)
  • → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒆪𒁀𒈾 (Ku-ba-na, m.pr.) (< Late Old Persian *gōpānam)
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