Reconstruction:Proto-Sarmatian/J̌īwag

This Proto-Sarmatian 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.

Proto-Sarmatian

Etymology

From Proto-Scythian *J̌īwaki, from Proto-Iranian *J̌íHwakah, from *ǰiHwáh (“living, alive”) +‎ *-akah. Cognate with Old Persian *Jīvakah, Sanskrit जीवक (jīvaka).[1]

Proper noun

*J̌īwag

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Ζευάκος (Zeuákos)
    • Greek: Ζευάκος (Zevákos)
    • → Latin: Zeuacus

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007), “4.2.902. *Jīvaka-”, 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 221
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