Reconstruction:Old Median/R̥štivaigah

This Old Median 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 Median

Etymology

From *r̥štiš (“spear, sword”), from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥štíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥štíš (whence ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥s-tí-s, from *h₁ers- (“to thrust”) +‎ *-tis, + *vaigah (“onslaught, siege”), from Proto-Iranian *wáygah (whence Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬖𐬀 (vaēγa)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáygah (“violent motion”) (whence Sanskrit वेग (véga)).

Proper noun

*R̥štivaigah m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → Akkadian:

  Late Babylonian: 𒅖𒌅𒈨𒄖 (iš-tu-me-gu /⁠Ištumegu⁠/)

• → Ancient Greek: Ἀστυάγης (Astuágēs), Ἀστυΐγας (Astuḯgas)
  • Greek: Αστυάγης (Astyágis)
  • → Latin: Astyagēs
    • → English: Astyages