𐎠𐎰𐎥
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hacangáh (“stone”). Cognate with Parthian (Manichaean) 𐫀𐫘𐫗𐫃 (ʾsng /asang/, “stone”), Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬥 (asan, “stone”), 𐬀𐬯𐬆𐬥𐬔𐬀 (asənga, “stone”), Old Median *asan- (“stone”) (> Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎴 (a-s-n /asan/, “stone”)), Tat səng, Khotanese [script needed] (sam̥gga-, “stone”).
Older theories linked the word to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), because of the cutting sharpness of stone.
Noun
𐎠𐎰𐎥 (a-θ-g /aθaⁿgaʰ/)
Synonyms
- 𐎠𐎿𐎴 (a-s-n /asan/)
Derived terms
- 𐎠𐎰𐎥𐎡𐎴 (aθaⁿgaina, “made of stone”)