σπάκα

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ćwā́.

Noun

σπάκα (spā́kəʰ)

bitch (female dog)

Descendants

Middle Median: *əspā́k, *əsbā́k
- Alviri-Vidari: اسبه‎ (asbe)
- Kermani:
  Ashtiani, Kashani: اسبه‎ (esba)
  
  Zoroastrian Dari: سبه‎ (seba)
- Tatic:
  - Old Azari: [Term?]
    - Karingani: اسپا (espā)
    - Harzani: اسبا (əsbā)
  - Talysh:
    Cyrillic: сыпә
    
    Latin: sıpə
- → Old Armenian: ասպակ (aspak), ասպականի (aspakani)
Semnani: اسپه (espe)

References

Attested in Herodotus as the Median word for the “dog”.

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